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
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
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
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Squadron
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
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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