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Lance Corporal Edison Alexander Cameron

Military service

Service number: C/41983
Age: 26
Rank: Lance Corporal
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: The Canadian Provost Corps
Division: 1st Provost Coy.
Birth: April 7, 1917 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Enlistment: November 16, 1939 Rockcliffe, Ontario
Death: December 28, 1943 Ortona, Italy

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: I. E. 12.
Additional 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.

Additional citations

1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp.

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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