CAMERON, Robert Ewen
| Service Numbers: | Officer, S68966 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 27 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Master |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 3 October 1959, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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World War 2 Service
| 12 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, S68966, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 12 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 12 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, S68966 | |
| 28 May 1944: | Discharged |
Robert Ewen Cameron
Ewen (as he was called) was born on 27 October 1890 at Portarlington to Rev. James Cameron and Eliza Noble (Leith) Cameron. He was educated at Geelong College from 1903 to 1909 and was Dux in his final year. He became a teacher and joined the staff at St Peter's College in Adelaide, serving as a senior English Master and acting Headmaster from 1945 to 1952. During WW2 he enlisted in the Citizens' Military Force.
Submitted 23 January 2024 by Vikki O'Neill
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Military Cross
'For great gallantry and initiative during the operations near Le Verquier, north west of St. Quentin, on 18th September 1918. When his platoon met very strong opposition from a trench system, he established his Lewis gun to give covering fire, and with the remainder of his platoon bombed up the occupied portion of the trench, killing six and capturing sixty of the enemy. It was due to his quick dealing with the situation that his platoon captured the position with very few casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10
Date: 29 January 1920
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