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CAMERON, Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1069 |
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Enlisted: | 4 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Rouchel, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1887 |
Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Rouchel Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Diabetes, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 7 October 1950, aged 63 years |
Cemetery: |
Rouchel Brook Cemetery, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales Australia |
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Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 1069, 1st Australian Horse | |
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7 May 1900: | Imprisoned Captured at Zand River in an ambush, escaped a few weeks later. |
World War 1 Service
4 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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13 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
24 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
31 Oct 1917: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Awarded for efforts in Battle of Beersheba. | |
3 Apr 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations | |
30 Sep 1918: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Awarded for operations that led to the capture of Damascus, specifically the Charge at Kaukab. | |
5 Mar 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations |
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