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john burnett
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 Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: Allan Cameron, St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort William |
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Plaque situated within St Andrew's, Episcopal Church, High Street, Fort William.
Sacred to the memory of
Allan George Cameron
Captain 1st Batt Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
3rd Son of Cameron of Lochiel
XXIv Chief
Born 27th July 1880. Baptised in this church 12th September.
Killed in action near the Aisne 25th September 1914.
Erected by his eldest brother Donald, on the eve of his departure for the war. |
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dhubthaigh
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Name: CAMERON, ALLAN GEORGE
Initials: A G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Cameron Highlanders
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 25/09/1914
Additional information: Son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel 24th Chief of the Clan Cameron, and of Lady Margaret Cameron; husband of Hester V. Cameron (nee Fraser-Tytler), of Aldourie, Inverness. Gazetted Oct., 1899.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1.
Cemetery: BOURG-ET-COMIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Captain Allan George Cameron
b. 27 July 1880, d. 26 September 1914,
Father Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24th Chief of Clan Cameron b. 5 April 1835, d. 30 November 1905
Mother Lady Margaret Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott b. 10 October 1846, d. 5 February 1918
Captain Allan George Cameron was born on 27 July 1880. He was the son of Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24th Chief of Clan Cameron and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott. He married Hester Vere Fraser-Tytler, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Grant Fraser-Tytler of Aldourie, on 6 October 1908. He died on 26 September 1914 at age 34, killed in action.
Captain Allan George Cameron was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England. He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
Family Hester Vere Fraser-Tytler d. 9 August 1949
Child Lt.-Col. Angus Ewen Selwyn Cameron b. 20 Jan 1914, d. Feb 2001 |
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john burnett
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Adam Brown
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His brother who erected this memorial was Cameron of Lochiel who raised the 5th, 6th and 7th Service battalions of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1914.
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