Identity
Person No.
25147
Service No.
87769V
Last Name
First Name
Vernon Alfred Carter
Initials
V A C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Sqdn.
Defence Force
UDF 22,700
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when his tank was hit by artillery fire, north of Impruneta, in the vicinity of Monte Oriolo, Italy
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Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Vernon Oakey and Ethel Grace Thompson (nee Field), of Johannesburg. Husband of Myrtle Bingham Thompson (nee Jones), of 505 Mackay Mansions, Rissik Street, Johannesburg. Born Cape Town. A scenic artist. He had no children, his son had died in 1942. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery. His brother also died in service
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