Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Angus and Florence Jean Cameron, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
After his training with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he was posted to duty at the Justice Building in Rockcliffe. He volunteered with the Provost Corps and went overseas with the First Canadian Contingent in December 1939. Cst. Cameron had two brothers in the Canadian Army, one of which died a month before he did. At the time of his death, Cst. Cameron was engaged to be married. There is a street named after him in his honour.
His brother, Trooper Gordon Angus Cameron was killed in action on November 9, 1943 while serving with the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards.
1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Edison Alexander Cameron
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Entrance
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery
May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
May 2013 -
Grave marker for E.A. Cameron
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Grave Marker
The tombstone of Edison Alexander Cameron. -
Paying respects
Superintendent Greg Peters of the RCMP at the gravesite of Edison Alexander Cameron. -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 143 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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Page 77 of the RCMP Book of Remembrance.
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MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Italy
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Commune of Ortona, Province of Chieti, and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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