His paternal grandfather, also Donald Cameron, was a Scottish naval surgeon who had settled in Van Diemen's Land in 1822 and established Fordon the following year.

[1] Cameron served in Afghanistan 1878–1880 and South Africa during the Boer War 1899–1900, rising to position of Colonel in the AIF.

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1901 for his service with the Tasmanian Mounted Infantry during the Boer War.

[4] In 1912, Cameron was denied Senate preselection by the Tasmanian Liberal League for his refusal to sign a pledge agreeing not to stand against the successful candidates if not chosen.

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