Burnett
Ronald
(Ben)
Cameron
Born in Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of John Joseph Cameron
and Mary Jane (Scoines) Cameron
Brother of
Irelyne Effie (Cameron) White, Eunice Winifred Jane (Cameron) Bushnell, Duncan John Clyde Cameron, William Kitchener Cameron and [private sister (1910s - unknown)]
Husband of
Mary Beatrice Pershouse
— married
12 Feb 1937 in Queensland, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 29
in Malaya
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Ben Cameron is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
Ben Cameron died of wounds during the Second World War.
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Biography
Burnett, known as Ben, was born in 1913. He was the son of John Joseph Cameron and Mary Jane Scoines. [1]
He married Mary Beatrice Pershouse in 1937. [2]
He served in the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) in WWII. [3]
He passed away in 1942
[4]
while serving in the AIF in Malaya.
[5]
He was laid to rest at the Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
[6]
[7]
Cameron Street, North Bundaberg is named in his honour. [8]
Newspaper Articles
The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld.), p.4., 25 February 1937
A quiet wedding was solemnised at
Bundaberg on February 12, when Miss
Mary Pershouse, eldest daughter of the
late Mr Albert Pershouse and Mrs
Pershouse, of Benaraby, was married
to Mr Bernard Cameron, second son of
Mr and Mrs John Cameron, late of
Bororen, but now living in Bundaberg.
The honeymoon is being spent at Benaraby.
Mr and Mrs Cameron will make their
home at Bundaberg.
[9]
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 6. February 5, 1943
ROLL OF HONOUR
CAMERON.—To the glorious memory of
Gunner Burnett (Ben) Ronald Cameron,
died of wounds in Malaya, 5th Feb.,
1942.
You shall not grow old as we who are
left grow old,
Age shall not weary you nor the years
condemn,
At the going down of the sun and
in the morning we will remember
you.
Inserted by his loving Mother, Father,
Sisters, Brothers, Ellie (sic: Effie), Eunice, Joan,
Duncan (A.I.F.), N. G., Billy (R.A.A.F.).
[5]
CAMERON.— QX8358, Gnr. Burnett Ronald, died of wounds in Singapore, 5th
February, 1942, second eldest Son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Cameron, Bundaberg.
Not just to-day but every day,
We shall remember.
He died that we might live.
No greater love hath any man.
Inserted by his loving Aunties, Uncles,
Cousins, and Friends.
[5]
War Service
Service number: QX8358
Rank: Gunner
Unit: 2/10th Field Regiment
Service: Australian Army
Conflict/Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death: 05 February 1942
Place of Death: Malaya
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or Memorial Details: Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore
[7]
Registrations
Birth: 1913/C/637 - Queensland, Australia [1]
Marriage: 1937/C/66 - Queensland, Australia [2]
Death: 1943/S/1095 (S = World War II death—happened overseas) - Died: Malaya; Death registered in Queensland, Australia [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Queensland Government - Births, deaths & marriages - Birth registration: Burnett Ronald Cameron [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Queensland Government - Births, deaths & marriages - Marriage registration: Burnett Ronald Cameron [2]
- ↑ Australian Government - National Archives of Australia - NAA: A8231, 6/CAMERON BURNETT RONALD - CAMERON BURNETT RONALD : Service Number - QX8358 : Date of birth - 13 Jan 1913 : Place of birth - BUNDABERG QLD : Place of enlistment - ROCKHAMPTON QLD : Next of Kin - CAMERON JOHN National Archives Australia: 4850803
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Queensland Government - Births, deaths & marriages - Death registration: Burnett Ronald Cameron [3]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Family Notices (1943, February 5). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 6. [4]
- ↑ Australian Government - National Archives of Australia - NAA: B883, QX8358 - CAMERON Burnett Ronald - QX8358 AIF; Year of Death - 1942; Cemetery - Kranji War Cemetery, SINGAPORE National Archives Australia: 32463203
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Australian War Memorial - ROLL OF HONOUR - Burnett Ronald Cameron (with photo) - [5]
- ↑ “Bundaberg and District Pioneers - A Biographical Index to 1901” Compiled and published in 1988 by “Bundaberg Genealogical Association Inc.” - Cameron, John Joseph - Informant: Delma Nash, Gladstone
- ↑ "CAMERON-PERSHOUSE." The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956) 25 February 1937: 24. Web. 29 Nov 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72390115>.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHJ5-1PF - FamilySearch - Burnett Ronald Cameron
- http://www.clan-cameron.org.au/getperson.php?personID=I81908&tree=cameron1 - Cameron Genealogies - Burnett Ronald Cameron
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