Norman Donald CAMERON

Regimental number11/216
Date of birth26 August 1894
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressUpper Plain, Masterton, Wairarapa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.11
Height5' 9.75"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinFather, D J Cameron, Masterton, Wairarapa
Previous military serviceServed in 9th Wellington (East Coast) Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 20 January 19132 Captain, 20 February 1913
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLieutenant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 72), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald John and Anna Robina Cameron, Masterton, Wairarapa, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to hospital, Zeitoun, 12 April 915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915.

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

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