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.
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Brothers Duncan and John Cameron 1914.
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He e
nlisted 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Crichton Memorial Church build 1899. John is 3rd from left on front row. |
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| Lugar Street, Cumnock 1905. John is3rd from left. |
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