LT COL A.G. CAMERON CO 53 / 3RD

I have often wondered about Lt Col Cameron and thought about

what kind of man he was. The picture of him on Kokoda is of a

tough and strong commander who was a little too tough.

The image of him as acting CO of the 39^th gave a poor picture in

comparison with what seemed to be more humane treatment of B

company by Lt Col Honner for their apparent failure in taking the

airstrip.

With replacement by Lt Col Honner, he seems to have disappeared

only to turn up promoted to Lt Col and Commanding Officer of 3^rd

militia battalion that came back up the track.

His battalion went on to Gona. Brune points out there seemed to be

differences between Honner and Cameron in the final battle.

But he was busy in the interim after relief by Honner at Isurava having
been sent to Port Moresby by Brigadier Potts to plead for resupply
that was blocking offensive action.

A lingering memory of the officer came from a comment by Doc Vernon

who trekked with him and said he moved down the track like a charging

bull. He was obviously a man with a mission moving to Port Moresby.

Now we have an excellent report from his great nephew who fills in gaps.

We find that he continued military action after Gona. He died of coronary

problems in 1960.

 My Great Uncle - Lt. Col. Allan Gordon Cameron

12 Aug 2007 ... My Great Uncle - Lt. Col. Allan Gordon

Cameron. Kokoda means a lot of things to many people.

 I have always known it was an important part of ...
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My father died of coronary problems in 1968. He was in 9^th Division
AIF serving in Middle East and New Guinea. Several other returned
soldiers known to my family died early.

9th Division (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 9th Division was the fourth AIF division raised, being formed

in the United Kingdom in late 1940. Initially it consisted of only two

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Perhaps this was the result of post traumatic stress. An uncle told me
in later years that my father had a nervous breakdown after the war.

The condition of post traumatic stress is a modern term. Brave men
still bury their fear in their gut. And it stays there.