Name: |
ALEXANDER |
Given Name: |
COLIN VIVIAN |
Initials: |
C V |
Service No: |
190810 |
Rank: |
SapperOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Engineer Corps |
Unit: |
4 Field Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-04-14Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1946-06-12 |
Date of Birth: |
1916-11-07 |
Age: |
25 |
Cause of Death: |
Missing, Death Presumed. Possibly died in Orvieto tragedy. A POW in Camp 82 (Latorina) and had escaped when the Italian Forces had abandoned the POW camp in 1943. It was reported by witnesses that he had fallen in love with an Italian girl from the Appolini family in Porto San Giorgio. Inquiries by the War Record Office in 1949 suggested that he had been repatriated by the British Forces. |
Decorations: |
Addenda Panel |
Citations: |
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation |
Additional
Information: |
Son of William and Alice Maude Alexander, of 64A Warren Street, Kimberley. Previous service Royal Navy 6 years. As a POW he is unaccounted for, after the war. Declared dead by Supreme Court before 13 June 1946. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945 |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2026-05-18
