| Surname: | Pickaver |
| Initials: | G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 4863422 |
| Notes: | POW. Enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment, attached to 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, CMP. POW S15/2/1942 captured Singapore. 15/11/1943 died from acute enteritis, inhumed. Enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment attached to CMP, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. Information from Japanese POW index card: Pickaver, Geoffrey, born 21/6/1916, L/Cpl, No. 4863422, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, 15/2/1942 captured Singapore, born 92 Norfolk Street, Leicester, mother Nelly, address: Mrs May Pickaver, 105 Turnbull Drive, Leicester. He is listed on Tasao No 2 Cemetery death register: grave No. 342, POW no. 5875, 4863422, L/Cpl Pickaver, G, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, died 15/11/1943 from cholera.. He is listed Roll for British 4 Group (working party): 5875, 4863422, L/Cpl Pickaver G, (deceased) CMP. He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 39830 Pickaver, Geoffrey, L/Cpl, 4863422, Army, captured 125/2/1942, died 15/11/1943, camp TH, Thailand, Deceased. He is listed on Thailand POW Camp Roll: Pickaver, Geoffrey, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No.IV 18874, old POW No. IV 5875, former camp M-2437, 4863422, D-18/11/115. He is listed on death Index entered in file SS/330/141: 20, L/Cpl, G. Pickhaver, 4863422, died 15/11/1943, acute enteritis, inhumed. He is listed on Burma Thailand Railway Camp Roll: grave No. 342, POW No. 5875, 4863422, L/Cpl Pickaver, G, 3 Indian Corps, died 15/11/1943, Cholera. Casualty List 772, Malaya, Missing, attached 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Leicestershire Regiment List. Casualty List 949, Malaya, POW previously reported as missing on List 772, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, shown on 1 Leicestershire Regiment List. Casualty List 1808, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported Died 15/11/1943 previous List 949, Malaya, attached 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, shown on 1 Leicestershire Regiment List. Geoffrey Pickaver. |
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| Imprisonment: | Tasao THAILAND 🇹🇠|
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| Date of Death: | Nov. 15, 1943 |
| Company: | 3 INDIAN CORPS PRO |
| CWGC Link: | 2233674 |
| Cemetery: | KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, THAILAND 🇹🇠|
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