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Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« on: Friday 03 August 18 21:51 BST (UK) »
This photograph is taken in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, in 1940, ‘41 or ’42 of Corporal Donald Cameron.
We are trying to find him or anyone who might have known him.
The information I have about him is:
He was in The Faroe Islands with The Lovat Scouts during WW2, and left the islands in June 1942.
He was a sniper and left the army in November 1943.
He was born in Inverness around 1908-1911.
His army service number was 326136
In our research we have had contact to The Highlanders Museum-Fort George, Personal Army Center and others, who have given us the information they could, but still not enought to let us find him.
So, if there is anyone out there who might know about this man, please let me know.
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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 August 18 08:32 BST (UK) »
On Scotlandspeople there are 14 Donald Camerons born 1908 to 1911 in Inverness County, and only 2 born in Inverness district - those 2 both have second names.  Do you know if he were just 'Donald Cameron' or had a middle name?

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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 August 18 10:20 BST (UK) »
We have got information that there is a no middelname recorded in his army records. Althoug we have now narrowed our search to a Donald Walker Cameron as our best candidate. Trouble is that we can not find him dead in Scotland. To get any more information from the army records we need his death certifficate, and we are out of ideas where to search.

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« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 August 18 11:19 BST (UK) »
What is his exact date of birth, please?

Have you looked for his siblings, to see if there are living related family? 


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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 August 18 11:31 BST (UK) »
Do you know anything about this one, as cannot see him on scotlandspeople:

Donald Walker Cameron
Death Date:30th September 1966
Burial or Cremation Date:   3rd October 1966
Burial or Cremation Place:   Edinburgh, Scotland

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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 August 18 11:44 BST (UK) »
We do not have his birth date. We just know, that he must have been born around 1908-1911 +/-?
In our search in the old newspapers we have found a Donald Waker Cameron, who was a only child, got married and we have found that he got one child. A girl.

I don't know if that is the same Donald Walker Cameron as you have found dead and buried. Where can I find that informaion?

Thank you. It is very interesting. I am new to research in UK, so I have a lot to learn.

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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 05 August 18 13:36 BST (UK) »
The actual date of birth for a Donald Walker Cameron, 1911, Inverness, can be found on

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

you need to buy credits to access it.

The cremation in 1966  I found on Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/), but it refers to here:

https://www.deceasedonline.com/

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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 05 August 18 13:50 BST (UK) »
I have found this in scotlandspeople.gov.uk

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Re: Seeking information about Doanld Cameron, Inverness
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 05 August 18 13:53 BST (UK) »
I am going to look at the deceasedonline.com to see what more I can find.
Thank you for the tip  :)