In memory of

Private

Hillard James Cameron

who died on 1 Jun 1941


Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Saskatoon Light Infantry
  Rank Private
  Service number L2379
  Date of death 19410601
  Cause of death accidental death
Narrative history
  L2379 Private (Saskatoon Light Infantry) Hillard James Cameron (b.1906) of Saskatoon died 19410601 and is buried at Brookwood military cemetery near London, England. Cameron attended a dance and reportedly got super loaded; he was hit from behind in the road by a truck that was never identified. He was a native of Summerside, Prince Co., Prince Edward Island, and was a truck driver when he enlisted at Saskatoon in 1940. Hillard left a wife Nora and children Arlene, Nancy and George (Nora and kids later moved to Ottawa).
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 344 - Corman Park
  Cemetery or memorial location Brookwood military cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Cameron Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.9167°N / 108.8°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74N15
  Geo-memorial details North of Tazin Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19061021
  Place of birth Summerside, Prince Co, Prince Edward Island    
  Date of enlistment 19400601
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Saskatoon    
  Occupation trucker
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