THE son of a murdered war veteran has died before ever seeing justice for his father, it emerged yesterday.

Philip Bacon, 67, campaigned to find the killer of Geoffrey, 91, who was General Montgomery’s driver on D-Day.

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News of his death came as cops admitted all leads have been “exhausted”.

Geoffrey’s inquest yesterday heard he died seven years ago from a blood clot caused by a broken hip inflicted by a mugger.

He was pushed to the floor, beaten and robbed of of £40 and an expired bus pass at his flat in Camberwell Green, South London.

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In 2013, Philip vowed on behalf of all the family: “We will not rest until he (the killer) is found.”

The Sun offered £20,000 matched by another £20,000 from the Met police for information that would help snare the monster — and our reward still stands.

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Southwark coroner’s court heard yesterday that police consider the investigation into his death “complete” despite his killer never being brought to justice.

CCTV evidence from the day was missing due to a power cut, and DNA evidence found at the scene is not complete enough to search national databases.

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During World War Two Geoffrey joined the Royal Engineers as a mechanic and became a respected driver in the Royal Artillery.

He went on two undercover missions in Nazi-held France and drove for Monty and General Eisenhower.

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Assistant coroner Dr Philip Barlow said: “He was fully mobile and independent before the assault. It was the embolism that was the cause of death.”

Verdict: Unlawful killing.

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