Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Sergeant D. Cameron, New Zealand Pioneers, late Lovat’s Scouts, in which latter unit he was severely wounded at Spitzkopnear in September 1901: he collected two further wounds in the Great War, the first of them at Gallipoli in June 1915

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (36666 Pte. D. Cameron, Lovat’s Scouts); British War and Victory Medals (11/280 Sgt. D. Cameron, N.Z.E.F.), renamed; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (11-280 Sjt. D. Cameron, N.Z. Pnrs.), suspension carriage bent on the first and lower clasps rivets unofficial, one or two edge bruises, otherwise generally very fine (4) £380-420

Duncan Cameron was born in Glasgow, Scotland in February 1866 and, as confirmed by accompanying research, saw active service with the Gordon Highlanders in India and was awarded the India General Service Medal for the Hazara operations of 1888 and 1891. During the Boer War he served in 11th Company, Imperial Yeomanry (Lovat’s Scout’s) and was severely wounded at Sptzkopnear on 20 September 1901, namely by a gunshot wound in his right thigh and stomach (Queen’s Medal & 4 clasps); sold with copied roll verification.

Enlisting in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in August 1914, he was embarked for Gallipoli in May 1915, where he was slightly wounded while serving at the Mounted Rifles Brigade H.Q. on 27 June. Later still, he was evacuated to Mudros suffering from debility (1914-15 Star).

Embarked for England in late 1915, he transferred to the N.Z. Maori (Pioneer) Battalion in September 1916 and went to France in January 1917, where he was advanced to Sergeant that summer. It was in this latter capacity that he was awarded the M.S.M. ‘in recognition of valuable services rendered with the armies in the Field’ (London Gazette 1 January 1918, refers). However, later in the same year - on 30 August - he was wounded by a gunshot to the forehead and evacuated to England.

Cameron was discharged on account of wounds in October 1919 but was re-employed by the N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps until December 1921. He died at Silverstream in March 1949 and bequeathed the whole of his Estate - including his medals - to the Wellington Presbyterian Orphanage and Social Service Association; sold with copied N.Z. attestation and service papers.