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214889 C/Eng. John Cameron Mercantile Marine SS Whorlton from:South Shields (d.20th Jan 1918) John Cameron was the Chief Engineer onboard the S.S. Whorlton (West Hartlepool) with the Mercantile Marine. He was aged 56 when he died on 20th January 1918. Born in Dundee, John lived in Jarrow where he worked in Palmer Shipyard, before the war. On the 1911 census he is listed as John Cameron age 52 Marine Engineer on Steamships is with his daughter Eliza Gall Thirkell (nee Cameron) and family at 35 St. Marys Terrace, South Shields. He was the husband of Mrs. Cameron, of 18 Dulverton Avenue Stanhope Road, South Shields. John is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**