The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Private John Cameron |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: John Cameron
Ancestor's date of birth: 26/10/1859
Ancestor's date of death: 1910
Cause of Death: Malaria
Service Number: 462
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No record of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 270
Contingent: Fourth Victorian
Ship: Victorian, Date of Sailing: 01/05/1900
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Rhodesia and SA1901 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: May 1900 - June 1901 in Rhodesia, west Transvaal under Cape Colony including relief of Philipstown (11 February 1901), capture of Boer guns at Read's Drift (23 February), and capture of Boer patrol near Doornkloof (1 March 1901); may have undertaken garrison duty in Rhodesia.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to South Africa. Became a big game hunter and died there in 1910 of malaria. Other personal details and photographs are on page 548 of Robin Droogleeger's book "That Ragged Mob" The service record of the 3rd and 4th Victorian Bushmen Contingents in the Boer War.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Jean Bennett, Ringwood North VIC
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Niece
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