CAMM, Richard Andrew
| Service Numbers: | 382, VX16147 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, 29 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sheep & Poultry farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 27 June 1941, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria P 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridport HR, Kilmore War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 382, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 382, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 382, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX16147, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Caulfield, Victoria |
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted VX16147 | |
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| 27 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX16147 | |
| 26 Dec 1941: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For conspicuous services rendered |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard Andrew CAMM was born in Zeehan, Tasmania on 29th January, 1893
His parents were Richard CAMM & Catherine Kinnear GILL who married in Tasmania on 4th June, 1890
He married Grace Elizabeth WARDLAW - one known son Richard
Richard served in both WW1 and WW2 with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron & the 2/2nd Pioneers Battalion
He was Killed in Action in Syria on 27th June, 1941 and is buried in the Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
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His son Richard CAMM (SN VX51879) also served with him during WW2 in the 2/2nd Pioneers Battalion and was listed as missing in Syria & later as Killed in Action on 14th September, 1944
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
OBITUARY
CAPTAIN R. A. CAMM
Major J. M. Clerke, of Sheffield, has received word that Captain R. A. Camm has been killed in action. Captain Camm was well known throughout Tasmania as a keen soldier, a daring horseman and a splendid rifle shot. He commenced his military career in the Scottsdale Troop of the 12th Light Horse. At the outbreak of war in 1914 he enlisted in C Squadron, 3rd Light Horse, and was promoted to Q.M.S. on Gallipoli. In September, 1916, he transferred to the Camel Corps. On getting his commission he joined the R.A.F.C., in which unit he was recognised as a first class pilot. He was wounded in a dogllght with a Taube, and landed his plane, despite a smashed hand. He was recommended for discharge. When Colonel G. J. Bell, at the request of the army, rejoined the 22nd Light Horse, Lieut. Camm joined up, bringing a troop from the Scottsdale district. Here he again demonstrated his horsemanship, despite a wounded arm. He scored 23 wins out of 25 starts in various V.C. competitions. He was selected as the best shot in the Tasmanian Military Command, and at the Commonwealth competition in Victoria gained third place. Soon after this he left the state for Victoria, eventually buying a property at Kilmore. Prior to the outbreak of this war he joined the infantry. He leaves a son, who, though a youth, is serving in the same unit at the front.
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