Aylmer Spicer Cameron | |
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| Born | 12 August 1833 Perth, Scotland |
| Died | 10 June 1909 (aged 75) Alverstoke, Hampshire |
| Buried | St Mark's Churchyard, Highcliffe |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 72nd Highlanders King's Own Scottish Borderers |
| Commands | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards |  Victoria Cross Order of the Bath |
| Relations | General 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]
- ^ "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) - ^ Macdonald, James Simon (1908). Annals: North British Society: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: McAlpine Publishing Company. p. 599.