PICASAWEB's Cameron Picture Galleries
The latest picture put up is of Pte. James McDonald. He originally joined the Camerons and was sent overseas as a member of the 179th Bn CEF.
He was subsequently posted to the 44th Bn CEF along with a number of others from the 179th who called themselves "The Highland Brigade". His story is told in part on our site but the full details are available at the link contained in the text beneath his picture.  
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 The Oatmeal Rag Issue #08 Nov 2011
 hard copy will soon be available for Camerons and Cameron Association members and will be sent out or delivered ASAP. Here is the link for e-copies:

 Oatmeal Rag #8 Nov 2011

 
The Sgian Dhu #10 is now available:
 Issue #10 March 2011

  Warning: This issue is HUGE because of the 
 size of the picture files inside.                                                

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25 May 2009 Auction of LCol R. Shankland's VC, DCM, & other medals
  The Regimental family would like to thank all of you who helped keep LCol Shankland's medals here in Canada.  Your actions were and remain very much appreciated. 

OVERVIEW

Baptized in the mud, blood and fire of France and Flanders, the Camerons bear the distinction of being one of only four regiments currently on the Canadian Army list to have fought as a kilted regiment.  All other kilted regiments in the Canadian Army were either raised or converted to a kilted regiment after the First World War.  Celebrating the Regiment’s centenary in 2010, the Camerons of today are as fiercely proud of their highland traditions as their forebears were.

From it’s founding, Winnipeg has had a strong Scottish tradition.  Sponsored by Thomas Douglas, the fifth Earl of Selkirk, the Red River Colony was established on the banks of the Red River in 1812, settled by Scots displaced by the highland clearances.

After years of intense pressure from the local Scottish community, the government finally authorized the raising of a highland regiment in Winnipeg.  As was the fashion at the time in the Empire, the new regiment would be raised borrowing traditions from an existing British unit.  Gazetted in 1910, the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada are the oldest highland regiment in Western Canada. 

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