Vernon Joseph Sands Pte 4455464
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Vernon Joseph Sands
Army number 4455464
Rank Pte
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Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Iceland, Posted 9th Bn, KILLED in ACTION with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry 14/6/1944.
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Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 14-Jun-44
Home address Killed aged 23. Son of James and Evelyn Vernon of Houghton-le-Spring. Buried Grave XI. M. 5 Bayeux War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI