Captain Charles Ross Cameron
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cameron,
Charles Ross
Date of birth: 1883-12-09
Place of birth: Guelph Ontario Canada
Next of kin: John A. Cameron, father, 292 Stewart Street, Peterboro, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Sales Manager
Occupation (normalized): Other Managers
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Captain (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack on Upton Wood
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1566027
LAC ID:
82789
Service file: B1401-S046
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late John Alexander and Sarah Louise Clark Cameron, of Peterborough, Ontario.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. Early on the morning of August 30th 1918, while his Battalion was approaching the assembly position, Captain Cameron who was in command of No. 2 Company was seriously wounded by a shell splinter. He was immediately attended to and when en route to the aid post he was again hit by shrapnel and instantly killed.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. Early on the morning of August 30th 1918, while his Battalion was approaching the assembly position, Captain Cameron who was in command of No. 2 Company was seriously wounded by a shell splinter. He was immediately attended to and when en route to the aid post he was again hit by shrapnel and instantly killed.
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 39th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion No. 2 Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-22