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CAMERON, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50032 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14th March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Myamyn, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Myamyn, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Myamyn State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Aspley, Western Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1969, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Apsley Cemetery, Victoria |
| Tree Plaque: |
Booroopki and District Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14th March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50032, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 21 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 21st Battalion in the field France | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50032, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, Wounded in Action Gun Shot Wound Thigh Evacuated to England Stone Bridge Hospital Birmingham for treatment and convalescence | |
| 15 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50032, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA for discharge 3MD medically unfit GSW Right Thigh HT Ypiringa | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50032, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD termination of period of enlistment Medically Unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served England & France 1918-1919
Awards British War Medal & Victory Medal
Late of Apsley Victoria