Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

John Cameron

John Cameron was born on 28 November 1885 in Glaisnock Street,  Cumnock. His father Duncan and his mother Annie Bowie Anderson had 4 other boys and 2 girls.

He was a stonemason and worked on the construction of Crichton Memorial Church in Ayr Road Cumnock and other Cumnock buildings. He married Agnes McCall in New Cumnock in 1908. They emigrated to Canada in April 1911 and had three children during their marriage. 

Brothers Duncan and John Cameron 1914.

He enlisted as a Private in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force in January 1916 when he was living in Vancouver. On his attestation papers he was described as being 30, 5' 6", blue eyes, sandy hair and a fair complexion.

University of British Columbia Library

John worked as a mason on many of Vancouver's public buildings including the University of British Columbia Library and Chemistry Building.

John in 1930

He died on 3 October 1939 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 53, and was buried there. Family on Cumnock Connections Tree.

Crichton Memorial Church build 1899. John is 3rd from left on front row.
Lugar Street, Cumnock 1905. John is3rd from left.

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