| Notes: | CMP. POW. K Force Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Worcestershire Regiment. 16/5/41 Transferred to CMP. 27/3/45 Died at Sandakan, Borneo .He was born and resided in Worcestershire. 8/3/42 Captured in Java. K Pro Coy was located in Indonesia and formed for duties in POW Camps. He has no known grave.
Info from Japanese POW index card: George Henry Tovey, 9/10/1919 born 44 off More Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, address: Mr h F Torey, 95 Baxter Avenue, Kidderminster, occupation Salesman and Store man, father Henry Frederick, mother Torey May.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 50871. Tovey, George Henry, L/Cpl, 5252779, Army, captured 9/3/1942, liberated not known, Camp BP, Borneo. He is listed on Roll of deceased POW in Borneo: 5252779, L/Cpl, Tovey, G H, CMP, died 273/1945 at Sandakan. He is listed on British POW in Borneo, death certificate: 5252779, CMP, Tovey, George H, No. 2938, male, English, 26/2/1945 contracted Malaria, 27/3/1945 Died at Sandakan, signed Lt. Kathanzi Namamoto, MO, 29/3/1945.
He is named on a nominal roll: Java Party No. 2, arrived Changi 26/9/1942, departed 9/10/1942.
Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1106, Netherlands East Indies,previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 1079 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1930, POW, previously reported POW now reported died, date of death 27/3/1945, previous List 1106, Netherlands East Indies.
George Henry Tovey. |
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