Service number 1522
ORIGINAL NAME PLATE C.1929
In 1914 Richard married Annie Kathleen Margaret Ryan. Richard was diagnosed with Shell shock.
Returned to Australia on the 21st November 1917.
Discharged on the 25th December 1917.
Richard moved from the district living in Edithvale, Kinglake, Carrum and Panton Hill. His brother is William Wallace Cameron.
Died on the 17th November 1970 at Dandenong, Victoria.
Buried on the 20th November 1970 at Berwick Cemetery.
Name | CAMERON, Richard Bruce |
Service Number | 1522 |
Rank | Private |
Roll | 3 Pioneer Battalion 1-6 Reinforcements (June-December 1916) |
Conflict | First World War 1914-1918 |
Embarked | 6thJune 1916 |
City | Melbourne |
Ship | HMAT Wandilla A62 |
Age | 22 years |
Birth Place | 1898, Moe, Victoria |
Father | Duncan Cameron, Berwick, Victoria |
Mother | Eliza Ellen (Redfern) Cameron |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Residence | Darnum, Victoria |
Enlisted | 3rdApril 1916 |
Height | 5 feet, 10 inches |
Complexion | Fair; Eyes- Blue; Hair- Dark Brown |