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Canadian Volunteer Medal and Clasp.
Biography
Fred Lawrence Cameron was born in Marydale on September 17th, 1921 to John Kenneth and Mary (MacIsaac) Cameron.
He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on May 26th, 1943 and was sent overseas December of 1944. He served as a tanker truck driver that brought the supplies and artillery to the front lines. He saw service in the United Kingdom and Northwestern Europe.
He was discharged in October of 1946 and was awarded the France and Germany Star and the Canadian Volunteer Medal and Clasp.
Fred died in a car accident in 1951 in Middle South River. He is buried at the St. Andrews Parish Cemetery.
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