Aylmer Cameron

Aylmer Spicer Cameron
Born12 August 1833
Perth, Scotland
Died10 June 1909 (aged 75)
Alverstoke, Hampshire
Buried
St Mark's Churchyard, Highcliffe
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankColonel
Unit72nd Highlanders
King's Own Scottish Borderers
CommandsRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Battles / warsCrimean War
Indian Mutiny
Awards Victoria Cross
Order of the Bath
RelationsGeneral Sir William Gordon Cameron (brother)
Cecil Aylmer Cameron (son)

Colonel Aylmer Spicer Cameron VC CB (12 August 1833 – 10 June 1909[1]) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.[2]

  1. ^ "Colonel Aylmer Spicer Cameron, V.C., C.B.: 72nd Highlanders". British Medals. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Macdonald, James Simon (1908). Annals: North British Society: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: McAlpine Publishing Company. p. 599.