CAMMACK, William
| Service Numbers: | 218, 733 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newport, Lincolnshire, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Oakey, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot I, Row C, Grave 21 Personal Inscription: JESUS GRANT THAT WE MEET INSERTED BY HIS LOVING WIFE & CHILDREN , Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballandean Sons of the Empire, Oakey War Memorial, Stanthorpe Fallen Soldiers HR, Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial, Townsville West End Methodist Church Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 218, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 733, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 733, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 733, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1880 CAMMACK William Horncastle 7a 620
He was 35 and the son of William and Sarah Cammack; husband of Helen Eadie Cammack, of Fletcher Siding, Southern Line, Queensland, Australia.
Age on arrival in Australia 12.
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Helen Eadie Cammack, who was living at Oakey, Queensland when William enlisted.
Previous military service-Served in the first contingent on Special Service in South Africa. South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)- 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry-Service number 218-Private.
Enlistment date-1 September 1914-9th Battalion, F Company.
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on 24 September 1914-he was said to be 35 at the time.
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