William McIlwraith CAMERON

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CAMERON, William McIlwraith

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	16 May 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 21 October 1890
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Allenstown State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Dentist
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France I E 22
Memorials:	Gracemere Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
24 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
27 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion
12 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
2 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 26th Infantry Battalion
22 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
16 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 26th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 26th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 26th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Margaret Cameron, of Glencoe St., Rockhampton, Queensland.

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GRANDSON OF THE LATE JOHN CAMERON SCHOOLMASTER MURTHLY, SCOTLAND

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