OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 58, 6 September 1945, Page 8

OBITUARY

CAPTAIN W. D. CAMERON

Captain William Donaldson Cameron, formerly a well-known Union Steam Ship Company master, died suddenly at his home at Raumati on Tuesday. Captain Cameron had a career at sea extending over 46 years, of which over 37 were spent in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company, and nearly 29 years in command of many of its vessels. For more than 20 years he served in almost continuous command of ships in the WellingtonLyttelton steam service, in which he made thousands of passages. Captain Cameron was born at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, on February 25, 1879. and as a youth was apprenticed to the sea in the ship Duntrune. After several years in sail he transferred to steam, and served in

many vessels trading to the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific, until he joined the service of the Union Steam Ship Company on July 8, 1902, as fourth officer of the Mokoia. He finally reached command in 1911, when he was appointed acting master of the first Komata, and in 1915 he was transferred to the Wellington-Lyttelton service. In 1936 Captain Cameron proceeded to the United Kingdom on extended leave, and while there took command oi th'j new motor-ship Kauri for thf 1 mniden voyage to New Zealand. On arrival here he transferred to command of the Waimarino, of which vessel he relinquished command on his retirement from the company on February 17. 1940. Captain Cameron's wife died three years ago. He is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Alan Benjamin, of Ksrori. The funeral took place at Karpvi today, and was attended by a large and j representative gathering, including; membsis nfi the Merrhani. Servir.fi.— i