Identity
Person No.
30731
Service No.
05483417PE
Last Name
First Name
Charles Vernon
Initials
C V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, at 1 Military Hospital, received while on patrol with his men in a SWA-built Wolf mine-protected vehicle, they drove into an ambush. Sat with his head against the side of the passenger compartment, Charlie was fatally wounded when an Energa anti-tank rifle grenade struck the vehicle right where his head was. Of those evacuated to 1 Military Hospital, he was one of only a few who succumbed to his wounds. (Source General Georg Meiring)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. E. M. Hochapfel
Citation
LG Sup 7 June 1951 pg. 3097 - "King's birthday"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project