In Memory Of

HARTLEY, JOHN VERNON "JOCK"

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1916-01-29
Rank:
 Lieutenant (A)
Unit:
 H.M.S. Furious
Regiment:
 Royal Navy
Date of Death:
 1942-11-08
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Oran. Lieut. Hartley's squadron met the full force of enemy defences at Oran, and his plane was seen to crash near the target. American troops found the wreckage, and the crew were buried with full military honours at Arzen Bay, 15 miles east of Oran, on November 11th, 1942.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Bay 3, Panel 1.
Cemetery:
 LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Hampshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Jock was born on January 29th, 1916, and entered Lloyd House in January 1929. He played in junior rugger and cricket teams, and after passing his Junior Certificate in 1931 he went ranching in the Fort Victoria District. In 1938 he left Rhodesia to go overseas. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour. ***Likely buried as an unknown in Le Petit Lac Cemetery in Algeria