Son of Cecil Alton Vivian and Gertrude Alice Carlyle; husband of Dorothy Florence Carlyle, of Hillary, Natal, South Africa. Born Durban. An accountant
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): CARLYLE, Arthur Alton (Son of Cecil Alton Vivian & Gertrude Alice (born Dynes) Carlyle; husband of Dorothy Florence (born Jackson) Carlyle, of 82 Waverley Road, Hillary, Durban; they had a young son.) 2258 V Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban 2/8/1917; an accountant by profession; married in the Old Fort Chapel, Durban 1/1/1941; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa & Italy; killed in action; mortally injured while directing # 2 platoon MMG in execrable weather, on a narrow slippery road outside Cetona, Italy. He had risen through the ranks, before earning his commission. Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry; the “B” Company, 1st Battalion, RDLI at DLI HQ, Durban & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 23/06/1944 GJVB-BGW 26
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