Identity
Person No.
29741
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Vernon Joseph William
Initials
V J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Thring's Post, during Bambatha / Zulu Rebellion of 1906
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
COLONIAL 405
Colonial forces (pre-Union)
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. Lucius William and Mrs. Martha Christopher, of Budleigh, Ladysmith, Natal. Educated at Hilton College, Natal
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 72592280N cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "CHRISTELLO, ALBINO MOREIRA" (RFN, Sterf 28 08 74), matching PersonNumber 29739 (Christelo, DateDeath 1974-08-28) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "72592280N". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
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