Malcolm Beverly Cameron (1890 - 1966)

Born 28 Jun 1890 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 17 Aug 1966 at age 76 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Malcolm Cameron has Scottish Ancestors.

Malcolm Cameron is a member of Clan Cameron.

Sergeant Malcolm Cameron served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 22 Jul 1915
Unit(s): 1st Canadian Siege Battery; 97th Battery Siege Artillery; Canadian Postal Corps; 24th Battalion; 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Service ended: 18 May 1919

On July 22, 1915, Beverly enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a Private.^[3] He served in the 1st Canadian Siege Battery, the 97th Battery Siege Artillery (as a gunner), and the Canadian Postal Corps. (During this period of service, he was hospitalized for 9 days with syphilis.) Following his promotion to Sergeant, he was a member of the 24th Battalion and, upon his May 18, 1919 discharge the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade (France).^[4]

By 1935 he was working as an electrician, and was married.^[5] Beverly died on Aug. 17, 1966 and is buried in Toronto's Park Lawn Cemetery.^[6]

Research Notes

Malcolm Beverly Cameron appears to have gone by his middle name. It is spelled Beverley in the 1890 birth record, 1911 census record and 1935 voters list, but Beverly on his memorial (photo on Find A Grave). His CEF documents consistently give his year of birth as 1889, not 1890.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", citing Birth, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,042, FamilySearch Record: VNG6-XJF (accessed 30 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 939J-DZNH-D Image number 01139.
2. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-4Z9L : 16 March 2018), Malcolm Cameron, 1911; citing Census, Toronto West Sub-Districts 27-103, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,529.
3. ↑ "Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918", Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918), Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1086 #535588 (accessed 30 November 2022)
4. ↑ "Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918", Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 1411 - 4, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61084 #742385 (accessed 30 November 2022)
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980. Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
6. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #136576373 (accessed 30 November 2022), Memorial page for Malcolm Beverley Cameron (28 Jun 1890-17 Aug 1966), citing Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).