| Surname: | Vowles |
| Initials: | V A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5679434 |
| Notes: | CMP. 158 Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was born and resided in Bristol. 28/12/40 transferred to CMP. Casualty List 1273/26, Home, Died Result of Accident. 15/20/43 Medal card not found Inscription on Private Gravestone: In loving memory of Verdun, dearly beloved husband of Betty Vowles, who gave his life for his country 15 Oct. 1943. Until we meet again. Also his wife Betty Vowles died 7 Oct 76, aged 62 years. Re-United. He is also named on the Brookwood Memorial to the missing which is strange as 158 Pro Coy was a static company in the UK. 15/10/1943 died as a result of an accident. Verdun Arthur Vowles. |
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| Date of Death: | Oct. 15, 1943 |
| Company: | 158 PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2451194 |
| Cemetery: | EASTER COMPTON METHODIST CHAPELYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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