STEED, Vernon Terry
| Service Number: | SX13893 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshops |
| Born: | Hyde Park, SA, 12 December 1908 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley District High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Illness - Tropical Ulcer, Burma, 12 October 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A9 C 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX13893 | |
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| 30 Jul 1941: | Involvement Private, SX13893 | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX13893, 27th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshops, Adelaide, SA | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Henry Nicol and Emily Eva Katie Steed nee Cutts; husband of Audrey Jean Steed, of Albert Park, South Australia.
HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE EVER REMEMBERED
Vernon married Audrey on 30th January 1937.
Two brothers also serced in WW2 - Sargeant Cedric Nichols Steed S74823, 8 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps, and Warrant Officer Ivor Philip Steed SX15920
1943 - Mrs. V. T. Steed, of Glyde street, Albert Park, has been informed that her husband, Pte. Vernon T. Steed, previously reported missing, is now reported prisoner of war interned in Thailand.
Cause of death, Tropical Ulcer.
Survived by his wife Audrey, two daughters Anne and Pamela,parents, twin sister Meredyth Bolt, Gwenth and brothers Cedric and Ivor
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