| Regimental number | 8/3517 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Edendale, Southland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Cameron, Edendale, Southland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Frances Cameron, Woodend, Awarua Plains, Southland, Invercargill, and the late Angus Cameron. Native of Edendale, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8/805 Lance Corporal John CAMERON, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 24 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Wounded in action, 12 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left hip), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to Australian Hospital, Wimereux; to England, 14 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 15 July 1916; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 28 July 1916; to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 8 August 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 20 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, and marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 1 November 1916. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 14 March 1917. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 March 1917, and transferred to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station; to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 27 March 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 29 March 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 2 April 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 19 June 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 9 August 1917; relinquished appointment as Temporary Corporal, 7 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891323 |