John Stewart CAMERON

Regimental number13/567
Date of birth14 October 1882
Place of birthScotland
OccupationSawmill proprietor
AddressAria, Te Kuiti, King Country
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Cameron, 136 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in the Scottish Horse, Imperial Yeomanry.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 August 1915
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row VII, Grave No 2), Malta
Other details

No year of birth recorded on file. 'Apparent age' at enlistment given as 31 years 10 months.

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported wounded, 15 August 1915 (gun shot wound, lung).

Died of wounds, Malta, 17 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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