In Memory of
McREA,CAMERON, C
Rank: Private
Service: E/4574
Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
who died 28 age
19 July 1943
Remembered with honour
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
AGIRA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Born on 7 December 1914, Sainte-Adelaide-de-Pabos, Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine Region, Quebec.
Son of William Cameron McRea and Marie McRea, of Grand Pabos, Province of Quebec.
Brother of Edith, Eric and Mildred.
Enlistment: November 10 1939, Quebec City, Quebec
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2009-08-05
Cameron served in B-Company of the Van Doos and was one of the 23 wounded (5 fatalities) who came under heavy mortar and machine gun fire in the Grottacalda Pass. Cameron was seriously wounded in the head with multiple wounds due to mortar fire. He was transferred by No. 9 Field Ambulance to the 1st Field Dressing Station which was then in San Michele di Ganzaria. From here he was transported to a hospital in Syracuse, but on the way he succumbed of his wounds. He was initially buried near Syracuse and later reburied at Agira.
Cameron lived with his parents in Grand Pabos, Québec. His father passed away in 1941. His mother, one brother and two sisters lived on the farm in Grand Pabos. Cameron was planning to get married to Mrs Nellie Louise Fields from England on 13 August 1943, but unfortunately this never took place...
1939-45 Star, Italian Star, Defense Medal, 1939-45 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clip.
Cameron lived with his parents in Grand Pabos, Québec. His father passed away in 1941. His mother, one brother and two sisters lived on the farm in Grand Pabos. Cameron was planning to get married to Mrs Nellie Louise Fields from England on 13 August 1943, but unfortunately this never took place...
1939-45 Star, Italian Star, Defense Medal, 1939-45 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clip.
Find Grave, 2025-07-28
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