Lance Corporal Hugh Charles Cameron Choir Stall
Municipality/Province: Toronto, ON
Memorial number: 35090-147
Type: Choir Stall
Address: 120 Howland Avenue
Location: Chapel of St. Alban-the-Martyr in Royal St. George's College
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.6694254 Long: -79.4101563
Submitted by: Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project – Department of History – Toronto Metropolitan University
On 1 May 1917, a choir stall at St. Albans Cathedral was dedicated to the memory of Lance Corporal Hugh Charles Cameron, who had died in Europe while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The dedication was conducted by His Grace George Thorneloe, Archbishop of Algoma, who was assisted by the Bishop of Toronto.
Hugh was born on 9 August 1893, son of Charles Clifton and Elizabeth Caroline Cameron in Kincardine, Ontario. He moved to Toronto with his family and was a salesman when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914. Cameron became a lance-corporal in the 3rd Battalion machine gun unit. He was reported killed in action on 23 April 1915 at Ypres.
Inscription found on memorial
In memoriam
Lance-Corporal Hugh Charles Cameron
3rd Battalion First Canadian Contingent
Sometime a Chorister in this Cathedral
Who fell at Langemarke 23rd April 1915 Aged 21
Pro Rege et Patria
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