John Colin CAMERON

Regimental number6/2019
Date of birth25 July 1882
Place of birthSutherland, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationToolmaker
AddressEmpire Hotel, Blenheim, Marlborough
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Leo George Cameron, Jolly's Pass Hotel, Hanmer Springs, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in Naval Force, Wellington; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date20 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel No 74), Gallipoli, Turkey, Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Leo George Cameron, Hamner Springs, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805