. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. (Agr.), 1915, was a very distinguished stu-dent, carrying off prizes in all his classes, and wasfor a time an able presi-dent of the AgriculturalSociety. He was anenthusiast in Agricul-ture, especially scien-tific Agriculture, andgave promise of goingfar both in the studyand practice of the sub-ject, but the war came,and his efficiency hadto be diverted to an-other channel. Cameron was com-missioned in the ist Highland Divisional Trans-port, , in April 1915, and went abroadabout a year later. In France he was attachedto the 7th Battali
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. (Agr.), 1915, was a very distinguished stu-dent, carrying off prizes in all his classes, and wasfor a time an able presi-dent of the AgriculturalSociety. He was anenthusiast in Agricul-ture, especially scien-tific Agriculture, andgave promise of goingfar both in the studyand practice of the sub-ject, but the war came,and his efficiency hadto be diverted to an-other channel. Cameron was com-missioned in the ist Highland Divisional Trans-port, , in April 1915, and went abroadabout a year later. In France he was attachedto the 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regimentand proved himself a most excellent officer. Hewas awarded the in 1918—for verygallant work when in command of a companyduring a big raid by his Battalion on the enemytrenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the night of 8June 1918. His leadership was magnificent andgreatly assisted in making the enterprise a suc-cess. He died of wounds in the advance onFlers, 26 August 1918. MAITLAND, ROBERT: Sergeant, New Zealand Rifle
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