CAMERON, Robert Singleton
| Service Number: | 2885 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School, Warwick, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Train Guard |
| Died: | Illness (Toxaemia), At sea, 16 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried At Sea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Tempe Tram Depot War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Sydney | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2885, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Robert Singleton CAMERON, (Service Number 2885) was born in Warwick, Qld., in 1893. He joined the Tramways as a conductor in Sydney in 1914. In July 1916 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF.
‘A fortnight before leaving [the training camp at] Kiama for Liverpool, he had the misfortune to fall over a tent peg and injure his knee. No ill effect from this accident was felt until reaching Liverpool, two or three days before sailing, when his thigh became swollen and painful. Despite this inconvenience, our gallant comrade was determined to leave for the front. His mates supplied a taxi-cab, and the journey to the ship was made in this. Shortly after passing Sydney Heads, he reported sick, and it was found necessary to remove him to the ship’s hospital, where, despite medical skill and attention, he passed away. He was loved by all his company.’ (World’s News, Sydney, Sat. 9 June 1917, p.9)
He died of toxaemia aboard HMAT ‘Port Nicholson’ on 16 November 1916, in the Indian Ocean, and was buried at sea the following day.
Submitted 16 May 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed
Robert Singleton CAMERON was born in Warwick in Queensland
His parents were Robert CAMERON & Marion WYLIE
He died of illness on board the ship SS Nicholson and was buried at sea in the Indian Ocean
His brother Donald CAMERON (SN 601) was killed in action at Gallipoli on 7th August, 1915 (Lone Pine) 2nd Infantry Battalion
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