CAMERON, Robert John
| Service Number: | 1165 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, 15 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 36, Row H, Grave No. 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toora Tin Mine District Honour Roll, Toora War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1165, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1165, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1165, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1165, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", SW to left wrist | |
| 15 Dec 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1165, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1165 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-12-15 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 15th December…… Robert John (Bob) Cameron was born at Camberwell, Victoria in 1891.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th March, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Farmer from Toora North, Victoria
Private Robert John Cameron, Service number 1165, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Persic (A34) on 3rd June, 1916 & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 25th July, 1916.
On 22nd November, 1916 Private Cameron proceeded Overseas to France from Southampton.
He was admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance on 7th December, 1916 with Mumps. Private Cameron was transferred to 7th General Hospital at St. Omer, France on 8th December, 1916 with Mumps (slight). He was discharged & rejoined his Battalion on 29th December, 1916.
Private Cameron was detached for duty with 3rd Div. Medium Trench Mortar Battery on 17th February, 1917.
He was appointed Lance Corporal on 12th October, 1917.
Lance Corporal Cameron proceeded on leave to England on 26th November, 1917 & rejoined his Unit from leave on 9th December, 1917.
On 19th March, 1918 Lance Corporal Cameron proceeded on leave to Paris & rejoined his Unit on 1st April, 1918.
Lance Corporal Robert John Cameron was wounded in action on 29th August, 1918 with a gunshot wound to left wrist. He was admitted to 11th Field Ambulance then transferred to 12 General Hospital at Rouen, France on 29th August, 1918. Lance Corporal Cameron embarked for England on Aberdonian on 1st September, 1918 & was admitted to 4th Southern General Hospital at Plymouth on 2nd September, 1918 with shrapnel wound to left wrist.
He was sent on furlo from 15th October, 1918 to 29th October, 1918 & was then to report to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.
On 29th October, 1918 Lance Corporal Cameron was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire where his convalescent classification was B1 A3 – which indicated that he would be fit for Overseas Training Camp in two to three weeks.
Lance Corporal Cameron was marched out to Overseas Training Battalion at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire on 7th November, 1918 & transferred to Reinforcements of 5th Battalion.
He was admitted to Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny on 15th November, 1918 with Influenza & Broncho pneumonia. Lance Corporal Cameron was transferred to Military Hospital at Sutton Veny with Influenza & Pneumonia on 16th November, 1918.
Lance Corporal Robert John Cameron died at 08.10 on 15th December, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England from Influenza & Pneumonia.
He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 142 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located (which includes 2 Australian Nurses).
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/c---e.html
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