CAMERON, Claude Branscombe Vaughan
| Service Number: | 3039 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Hawksburn, All Saints Grammar & Hassetts College, Prahan, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3039, Depot Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 3039, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 3039, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
Corporal, 3039, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3039 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Claude Branscombe Vaughan CAMERON was born in Brighton, Victoria in 1895
His parents were James Harry Philip CAMERON & Frozina PANAM
He had previously served for 18 months in the Senior Cadets and 2 years in the Citizens Forces with the 49th Infantry before he enlisted in Melbourne on 28th June, 1915 and embarked with the 21st Infantry Battalion, 7th reinforcements on the ship HMAT Wiltshire from Melbourne on 18th November, 1915
Claude was Killed in Action in France on 19th July, 1916 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the VC Corner Cemetery & Memorial, Fromelles, France
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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