422494
- TitleCameron Desaile Robertson war diaries, 18 October 1914-3 February 1919
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- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
18 October 1914-3 February 1919 - Type of material
- Reference code422494
- Issue CopyDigitised : 2012
- Physical Description(2") box
0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Cameron Desaile Robertson, bookseller of Rozelle, New South Wales was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted on 11 Aug. 1914 aged 19 years and embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A19 Afric, 18 Oct. 1914. He served with the Australian Army Service Corps and the 4th Pioneer Battalion, was present at the landing at Gallipoli and also served in Egypt and France. He was awarded the Military Cross for actions during operations near Gueudecourt Nov.-Dec. 1916 and hospitalised in England with trench fever Jan. 1918. He returned to Australia on the Kasir-a-Hind, Oct. 1918 - Scope and ContentITEM 01
Cameron Robertson war diary, 18 October-20 December 1914
ITEM 02
Cameron Robertson war diary, 21 December 1914-16 December 1916
ITEM 03
Cameron Robertson war diary, 29 December 1916-3 February 1919 - General note
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Microfilm located at: CY 4915, frames 248 - 431 - Name
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