Identity
Person No.
19259
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Charles Edward
Initials
C E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when Fiona was bombed by German aircraft off Sidi Barrani
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Oliver Charles and Mabelle Oehley, of Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa. Awarded the Howard Prize, Royal Met. Society, 1929. Born in Somerset East on the 10th March 1913. Educated at Gill College, Somerset East. After Bothie apprenticed to Bullard King Line. In 1926, awarded the Royal Humane Society Honorary Testimonial for saving life in the shark-infested seas of Mauritius. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha
Citation
MID LG Sup 29 July 1941 pg. 4370
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project