John CAMERON

Regimental number8/805
AddressEdendale, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Cameron, Edendale, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 18, Grave No 65), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Angus and Mary Cameron, Edendale, Southland, New Zealand. His brother Angus also fell
Family/military connectionsBrother: 8/3517 Lance Corporal Angus CAMERON, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body