Private James Curry Cameron

James Curry Cameron was born in Hemmingford, Quebec, on 11 August 1905. A lumberjack, he enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force at Montreal on 20 August 1940 and served as a Private with No. 9 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps. His service was entirely in Canada. After a Medical Board found him physically unfit for military service under existing standards, he was discharged at Quebec City on 27 November 1940. He later received the War Medal 1939-1945 and the War Service Badge, General Service Class.

1905-08-11 — Born.
1940-08-16 — Medical examination; initially found fit in Category A.
1940-08-20 — Attested for active service and joined on appointment as a Private, No. 9 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps.
1940-08-21 — Executed a will leaving his estate to his mother, Sylvia Cameron, and appointing her executrix.
1940-11-13 — Neuropsychiatric assessment diagnosed Paranoid condition (0611).
1940-11-13 — Medical Board placed him in Category E and recommended discharge; condition recorded as congenital/childhood in origin and not attributable to service.
1940-11-20 — Admitted for Department of Pensions and National Health treatment/assessment.
1940-11-27 — Struck off strength and discharged as physically unfit for military service under existing standards; transferred to the Department of Pensions and National Health for treatment and disposal.
1940-12-04 — Hospital/disposition form records discharge from treatment after service discharge.
1946-07-09 — Signed receipt for War Service Badge, General Service Class, no. 106360.
1949-10-05 — War Medal 1939-1945 recorded as dispatched.