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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Harry James Cameron |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Harry James |
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| Surname: |
Cameron |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
1/9 |
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| First Known Rank: |
- Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
- Company Sergeant Major
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
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| Next of Kin: |
- William Cameron, Manan Road, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
- W. Cameron (father), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Government Life, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- Samoan Advance Party
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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| Embarkation Unit: |
25th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 15 August 1914
- 26 April 1917
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
- Moeraki or Monowai
- Turakina
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| Destination: |
- Apia, Samoa
- Plymouth, England
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| Nominal Roll Footnotes: |
Ex Samoan Advance. |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
18 July 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
28 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
V. C. 14. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Harry James Cameron was the son of William and Margaret Cameron, of, Hora Hora Valley, Whangarei, New Zealand. Also served with Advance Party at Samoa. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
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