Verdun Arthur Vowles
Memorial: Easter Compton Methodist Church
Regiment: Corps of Military Police
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance corporal
Parents: Arthur J and Charlotte A Vowles
Marital status: Married
Home address: 9 Church Road Easter Compton
Pre-war occupation: General labourer
Date of birth: 17/06/1916
Date of death: 15/10/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Easter Compton Methodist Chapelyard and commemorated on Easter Compton Methodist War Memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
158 Provost Company. Corps of Military Police.
Verdun enlisted in Somerset light infantry then transferred to the corps of the military police in December 1940, serving on home soil. The duties of the Military Police were varied but predominantly were to enforce law and order within the regular army.
Verdun's death was registered in Aldershot, Surrey, the home of the British Army and his military records state that he died from an unspecified accident.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/