ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

CAMERON, Percival James

Full Name: Percival James

CAMERON

Date of Birth: 02

–

1883

Place of birth: Quorn SA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Wickepin WA

Next of Kin: Father – Robert CAMERON

Next of Kin Address: Victor Harbor SA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 937

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse REgiment

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-14

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-04-26

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-05-20

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey

Age at Death: 32

Burial Location: Memorial Inscription Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 10

PREVIOUS SERVICE – 16th Australian Light Horse – 3 years
14/01/1915- To 2nd Depot Squadron Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
12/03/1915- To 5th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Blackboy Hill as Trooper
26/04/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Hororata” bound for Egypt
20/05/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
03/07/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
13/07/1915- Taken on Strength “C” Squadron 10th LHR in the field Gallipoli
07/08/1915- Reported Missing and Wounded in Action Gallipoli
23/08/1915- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action at “The Nek” Walkers Ridge Gallipoli on 7th August 1915.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star – No. 25279
British War Medal No. 16353
Victory Medal No. 16288
Memorial Plaque & Scroll No. 320121.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Adelaide National War Memorial SA
Wickepin District Roll of Honour WA
Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial WA
Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 10
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 7.

 

AUTHOR’s NOTE

Please refer to soldiers service record on National Archives of Australia to view emotional letters between the soldier’s father and Army Headquarters in relation to his missing son (Pages Numbered 13, 16, 17, 18 and 25 refer).