▁ 1 8 7 8 – 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁during ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War ▁ 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 0 , ▁rising ▁to ▁position ▁of ▁Colonel ▁in ▁the ▁A IF . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁and ▁w arden ▁of ▁Ev and ale . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Tas man ian ▁Mount ed ▁Infantry ▁during ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁Prote ction ist ▁Senator ▁for ▁Tas mania . ▁( H is ▁brother , ▁Norman ▁Camer on , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Tr ader .) ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁but ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁an ▁Anti - So cial ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁again ▁( as ▁a ▁Liberal ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁despite ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁re - enter ▁the ▁Senate , ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁was ▁over . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁past oral ist , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1 8 . ▁Camer on ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁One