Keith Cameron Waugh

Keith Cameron Waugh ( 24 March 1886 –9 March, 1974) was an Australian Commonwealth crown solicitor, soldier and public servant.

Early life and background
Waugh was to born Rev. Robert Hope Waugh, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife Annie Eliza, who was the daughter of Rev. James Cameron at Wollongong, New South Wales. In 1893, the family relocated to Neutral Bay, Sydney. Waugh attended Sydney Grammar School and pursued a degree in mining and metallurgy at the University of Sydney, which he completed in 1908. However, his interest shifted towards the field of law, leading him to become an articled clerk first under Aubrey Halloran and later under J. S. Cargill. On February 19, 1914, Waugh was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Life
On 18 August, Waugh sustained a severe shoulder injury and was promptly transported to Egypt for medical treatment. After recovering, he assumed the role of a storeman and continued his service there until September 1916, when he was reassigned to England. In November, he joined the A.I.F. Kit Store in London and swiftly climbed the ranks, achieving the position of staff sergeant by December 1917. Due to his asthma condition, he was compelled to return to Australia in April 1918 and subsequently discharged on 17 May.

Waugh commenced his career as a clerk in the professional division of the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office in the New South Wales branch on 17 March 1919. On 7 December 1925, he entered into matrimony with Bertha Winifred Simm at the Holy Trinity Church in Kew, Melbourne, following Anglican traditions. Regrettably, they did not have any children. From November 1926, he assumed responsibility for the Canberra office until the crown solicitor relocated there from Melbourne the subsequent year.

Death
Waugh died on 9 March 1974 at the Allambee Nursing Home, Aranda, and was cremated.