Cameron belonged to the Alexandra Mounted Rifles when he joined the First Contingent to South Africa. He returned to New Zealand with the First on the S.S 'Orient' at the beginning of February, 1901, and returned to South Africa with the Seventh Contingent as Lieutenant in April of 1901. (St Clair Inglis, p.13).

Military Personnel File incorrectly indicates later service in the First World War. AWMM