Alfred Cameron (1890 - 1949)

Born 17 May 1890 in Point McLeay, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 9 Sep 1949 at age 59 in Meningie, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

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Alfred Cameron is an Indigenous Australian.

Alfred Cameron is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Alfred Cameron was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal and the 1914-1915 Star.

Alfred Cameron Junior was a Ngarrindjerri man. Born 28th May 1890, his parents were Alfred Cameron Senior and Jessie Cameron Nee Forrest.^[1] His ancestral clans were the Temprominjirie and Milmanjirie of the Coorong. ^[2] The lands and waters of the Coorong region have been Country to the traditional custodians, the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal people for thousands of years.^[3]

His father Alfred Cameron Senior held the title to part of the families traditional lands near Meningie in South Australia. Alfred Cameron Junior worked on his families land fishing, breaking horses and shearing.^[4] The lands and waters of the Coorong region have been country to the traditional custodians, the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal people for thousands of years.^[5]

Alfred enlisted in the first World War to serve his country on the 15th January 1915. He joined the 3rd Light horse Regiment of the 1st Light Horse Brigade as a private at Gallipoli in November of that year.^[6] Exact numbers of Aboriginal men who fought at Gallipoli are unknown but are estimated to be about 70.^[7] In 1917 Alfred was transferred to the 1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron.^[8] Each Light Horse Brigade commanded a Machine Gun Squadron which provided support for the Brigade with the use of Vickers machine guns. This was particularly important in the Egypt and Palestine campaigns which took place over 1916-1918.^[9] Alfred was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal and the 1914-1915 Star.^[10]

Alfred was discharged from the AIF on 26 August 1919 and returned to the family farms after the war.^[11] He passed away in 1949 at Meningie in South Australia.^[12]

Research notes

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Sources

1. ↑ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, page 54, volume no 458. Kartinyeri, Doreen. Ngarrindjeri nation : genealogies of Ngarrindjeri families. Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2006, page 46
2. ↑ Kartinyeri, Doreen, 1935-2007. Ngarrindjerri Anzacs, 1996. https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2380
3. ↑ Brief Coorong Region History. https://coorongcountry.com.au/coorong-region-history/
4. ↑ Kartinyeri, Doreen, 1935-2007. Ngarrindjerri Anzacs, 1996. https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2380
5. ↑ Brief Coorong Region History. https://coorongcountry.com.au/coorong-region-history/
6. ↑ Kartinyeri, Doreen, 1935-2007. Ngarrindjerri Anzacs, 1996. https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2380. Huggonson, David. GALLIPOLI: ABORIGINAL MEN WHO WERE THERE. https://indigenoushistories.com/2014/03/29/gallipoli-aboriginal-men-who-were-there/
7. ↑ State Library of Queensland. Aboriginal Soldiers at Gallipoli. https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/aboriginal-soldiers-gallipoli
8. ↑ Service record. Cameron Alfred : SERN 1173 : POB Meningie SA : POE Oaklands SA : NOK F Cameron Alfred. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3191821&isAv=N
9. ↑ 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 1st Light Horse Brigade, ANZAC (Australian from Jun 1917) Mounted Division AIF. https://vwma.org.au/explore/units/93
10. ↑ Service record. Cameron Alfred : SERN 1173 : POB Meningie SA : POE Oaklands SA : NOK F Cameron Alfred. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3191821&isAv=N
11. ↑ Kartinyeri, Doreen, 1935-2007. Ngarrindjerri Anzacs, 1996. https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2380
12. ↑ Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202825177/alfred-cameron?_gl=1*yv0c4e*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MDAwMzkxOTcuQ2p3S0NBaUE5ZEdxQmhBcUVpd0FtUnBUQ3dBenVMX2ppaE5VcDJoV1hTX0lpN0FQcjhlc0Ita1ZYNkViZ0JEMjB5VW43ZVl4WEo2YVdCb0M1ZE1RQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3MDAwMzkxOTcuQ2p3S0NBaUE5ZEdxQmhBcUVpd0FtUnBUQ3dBenVMX2ppaE5VcDJoV1hTX0lpN0FQcjhlc0Ita1ZYNkViZ0JEMjB5VW43ZVl4WEo2YVdCb0M1ZE1RQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*ODcwODY5OTIuMTY5OTA5MDIzMQ..*_ga*MjA4OTQ3ODg1LjE2OTkwOTAyMzI.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MDRhMGJlNGEtZWFiNS00YTY3LTlhYWMtYjc5YzAwNWY5MzZiLjEyLjEuMTcwMTA3MjA3Mi44LjAuMA..*_ga_4RKCCQD74Y*MDRhMGJlNGEtZWFiNS00YTY3LTlhYWMtYjc5YzAwNWY5MzZiLjIzLjEuMTcwMTA3MjA3Mi4wLjAuMA..

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