Cameron MID (aka Scott-Cameron), Alexander Scott

Date of Birth1878-12-26
Date of Death1937-11-04
Age58
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, South Australia, Port Adelaide

Service Details

ServiceColonial - Naval Forces of South Australia
Service 2RANBT - Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train
Date of Entry1915-03-22
RankSub Lieutenant
Discharged Date1917-05-29
Discharge TypeDemobed - Unit Disbanded
Discharge NotesReturned to Australia
Service Period1900-01, 1914-17, 1917-1956
Active Service (War service)Boxer Rebellion, WW1
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources
Service 3Colonial - Naval Forces of South Australia
Service 4RANAUX - Royal Australian Navy Auxiliary Service
Service Period1914-1915, 1917-1956

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameCheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham SA
Cemetery AddressCheltenham, SA
SectionDX
RowDrive B Path 19
Grave Number225
Grave TypeBurial - Grave

Notes

Serviced onboard HMCS Protector - Boxer Rebellion Transferred from Naval Auxilary Services with Rank of Chief Warrant Officer to RANBT. MID reads for Suez Canal reads "marked skill and devotion to duty as the Executive Officer of detachment on pier construction at El Arish December 1916. Valuable services rendered at Bridge Zone Southern Sector Canal may to December 1916

Sources

Service Record Bridging Train - Australian National Archives Service Record RAN - Australian National Archives Australian War Memorial Listing Nominal Roll - Pre Colonial Australian War Memorial

Contributors

Researched by: Tania Beaumont