Robert Dudley CAMERON

Regimental number10/760
Date of birth10 February 1893
Place of birthWaitara
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressStratford
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 8"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinR H Cameron, Stratford
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 31 March 1915
Discharge date5 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 31 March 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 5 May 1915.

War service: 202 days abroad

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

Died of tuberculosis, Cambridge Sanatorium, (about) 29 July 1915.

Death not attributed to War Service.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of deathc. 29 July 1915
Age at death22
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891537

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