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Curiosity - RN
« on: Wednesday 12 April 17 20:32 BST (UK) »
Looking through the list of the personnel buried in the CWGC cemetery at the Kinloss Abbey, Morayshire I noticed that there is one Royal Navy grave, a Leading Seaman who in fact died seventy one years ago today on the 12th April 1946 at HMS Pembroke. I realise that HMS Pembroke was a shore base at Chatham in Kent, I also know that he was married to Nora Lerita Cameron of Findhorn. What I am curious about is how he died. Was it an accident, a training accident, a wound or illness received during the war. Nothing says how he died, just that he did on the 12th April 1946. His number was C/JX141297 Leading Seaman John Grant Cameron aged 27. Curiosity has got me in why he died in 1946 after the war had finished and at a Royal Navy shore base. Would anyone have any idea or knowledge on how he actually died?
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Re: Curiosity - RN
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 12 April 17 20:55 BST (UK) »
Perhaps he sustained injuries during the War and subsequently died at a Naval Hospital??

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 April 17 00:09 BST (UK) »
That is what I would like to find out, its a possibility of course.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 April 17 06:44 BST (UK) »
Any person still in military service at the time of their death between  3 September 1939  and  31 December 1947 qualified for CWGC commoration. The location and cause of their death was immaterial. ( see "In From The Cold" project)


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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 April 17 07:44 BST (UK) »
That I did not know and is certainly worth knowing, will try to locate ' In from thd Cold Project' to read, thank you.
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 13 April 17 07:53 BST (UK) »
Read all about the project that started some ten years ago, most interesting. One learns something new every day. Still wonder how Cameron died though as he was recognised long before IFTC for a plot in the CWGC cemetery instead of the local cemetery!
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Re: Curiosity - RN
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 13 April 17 14:15 BST (UK) »
I believe there were some RN casualties near Albania around that time.

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 13 April 17 14:18 BST (UK) »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfu_Channel_incident


It was called the Corfu Channel Incident. I found out about it from an old neighbour who was involved in it.

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Strathaven;Shearer , Orr
Beith;Steel 
Glasgow;Donnelly,McSorley,Burns
County Tyrone;McSorley
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Sligo;Burns 
2nd. bat Seaforth Highlanders 1914-16.
2nd. bat. KOSB 1914-18.
1/8th. Bat. Cameronians 1914-15
5th. Bat. Cameronians 1914-17
1st. Bat. Scots Guards 1914-15
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Re: Curiosity - RN
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 13 April 17 15:45 BST (UK) »
Read all about the project that started some ten years ago, most interesting. One learns something new every day. Still wonder how Cameron died though as he was recognised long before IFTC for a plot in the CWGC cemetery instead of the local cemetery!

HMS Pembroke may have been his accounting base but he died in the Kinloss Registration District. Illness or an accident seems the likely cause. If you really want the answer then his death certificate is available to view on line right now on ScotlandsPeople (6 credits). Families had the option of a service burial in the appropriate plot or to make their own arrangements for burial nearer home. That worked well. IFTC only deals with the small minority who slipped through the net.

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