Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 W. Cameron, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

1914-15 Star (51099 Pte., P.P.C.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (51099 A.W.O. Cl. I, P.P.C.L.I.), ‘Cl.’ of rank omitted from the last; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (51099 Pte. - A.S. Mjr., P.P.C.L.I.) minor contact marks, very fine and better, rare (4) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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William Cameron was born at Downfield, Dundee, in June 1886 and attested for the 28th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force at Port Arthur in October 1914. Transferring to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry two months later, he became a member of the “500 Draft”, the first draft of reinforcements. Embarked at Halifax in January 1915, he proceeded to France in late February and was among the first detachment of reinforcements to join the P.P.C.L.I. in the field, at Dickebush on 1 March. Advanced to Lance-Corporal, he was wounded in action at the battle of Frezenberg on 8 May 1915 and was subsequently invalided to the U.K. Having recovered from his wounds, Cameron remained stationed in England with the Canadian Army Service Corps and at H.Q. Military Forces of Canada. He finally returned home in April 1920 and was discharged at Ottawa in May 1921. His M.S.M. was one of just 11 such awards to the P.P.C.L.I. for the Great War (London Gazette 12 December 1919).