Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Carley
Initials:   J.F.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  4621818
Notes:   CMP. 80 Company TC. 13/6/40 enlisted in the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 14/6/43 Died. He was born and resided in Sheffield. Unit War Diary WO 169/13250 80 Company TC. 14/6/43 Lam Luda, accident occurred in convoy in which 4621818 Pte Carley J of this company, driving a 15 cwt Bedford truck, No. Z4764784 received severe head injuries from which he died on the way to hospital at Barce. Court of enquiry ordered at Matruh by DAPM Matruh Zone. Casualty List 1186, CMP. Libya, died as a result of an accident, 14/6/1943. Inscription on gravestone: Silent sorrow, tears unseen, thinking of days that might have been. Mum, Dad, Harold. James Frederick Carley.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 14th June 1943
Company: 80 TC COMPANY
Cemetery: BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY   LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
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