Donald C. Cameron DSO (2) born in Dalkeith, Ontario (ON) in the 5th Concession of Lochiel township in the county of Glengarry, Ontario's most easterly county bordering the province of Quebec. Cameron's paternal ancestors came from the Fort William, Inverness-shire Scotland.

His father was Robert William Cameron and his mother Mrs. Cameron, was Elizabeth Rose MacDonald of Greenfield, Ontario which is also a Glengarry county hamlet. He was the oldest of six children. His brothers and sisters were Mary, Gilbert, Winnifred, Marjorie and Robert Bruce.

In 1939, Donald Cameron had married Kay MacMaster who died in 1941. Cameron began his soldiering career with the Reserve Army and went overseas in 1940 and rose to the rank of Brigadier. He became the Commanding Officer of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (the Hasty Ps) and was engaged in the Canadian army's fight against fierce German resistance during the 1943 campaign in Italy.

It was during this campaign that he won his first Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for outstanding bravery and distinguished service in action against the enemy. Later, before the end of WW2 in Europe he was awarded his second DSO. His second wife was Edith Burguoyn of London, England and they had two children, Robert and Anthea. Cameron remained in the Canadian Armed Forces after the war and became Commandant of the staff College in Kingston, ON before retiring.