Robert Miles Fletcher Cameron (3 May 1877 – 12 June 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). His last game came in the final round of the 1897 season, a 32-point loss to Collingwood. Following his football career, he graduated from university and set up a medical practice in

Boulder, Western Australia Boulder is a suburb in the Western Australian Goldfields, east of Perth and bordering onto the city of Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields region. The Boulder (horse) Races were a significant event in early twentieth century goldfields regi ...

. He volunteered for the army during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, and was a part of the Gallipoli Campaign. He was promoted to the rank of captain, and returned to Australia after serving in France on the Western Front.

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at Blueseum 1877 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Carlton Football Club players Australian military personnel of World War I 1960 deaths Australian medical doctors Military personnel from Victoria (Australia) {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub