Pickworth, E E

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Captain Eric Edward Pickworth

Family/Last name:
Pickworth
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Eric Edward
Military Unit:
British Army, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)
Rank when captured:
Captain
Place of capture:
Tobruk
Camp
PG 21 Chieti, Oflag 79 Waggum, Braunschweig
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report)
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Information provided by John Pickworth :

Eric Edward Pickworth

• POW Camp(s): PG 21 Chieti Italy. 1942-43. Oflag 79 Brunswick 1943-45
• Surname: PICKWORTH (Captain)
• Forename(s):ERIC EDWARD
• Nationality: BRITISH
• Service (eg Navy, Army, Air Force etc): ARMY
• Ship/Regiment/Squadron etc: SHERWOOD FORESTERS (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
• When captured: 1941-42 exact date not known
• Where captured: TOBRUK

My father was a POW in the above camp from 1942 to 1943. Towards the arrival of the allies, he along with another POW escaped from a train that was taking the POWs to Germany. He spent approx.3 months in the Italian hills and mountains but was eventually recaptured and spent the rest of the war in a German POW camp Oflag 79 Brunswick. His companion for the 3 months that he was free was Lieutenant David Smith-Dorrien.

I have a couple of photographs of prisoners held at PG 21. This one shows a group of 21 officers with their names on the back. I also have a couple of original small paintings depicting scenes of PG 21.

Officers Held At PG 21 Chieti, Italy. Cpt E E Pickworth, Far Left Front Row.

Officers Held At PG 21 Chieti, Italy. Cpt E E Pickworth, Far Left Front Row.

Officers of The Sherwood Foresters, held POWs, at Camp PG 21 Chieti Italy 1942-1943

Lt P.G.Uglow, Lt W. Hollingshead, Lt L.C.Carter, Lt P.J.Y.Hucks, Lt G.A.Cherry.

Lt H.Whittle, Lt F.F.Fisher, Lt D. Smith-Dorrien, Lt Mc Gilmuray, Lt P.J.Heath,
Lt M.S.O.Thomas, Lt J.R.Goody, Lt J.H.Dernie.

Cpt E.E.Pickworth, Cpt R.B.Gofton-Salmond, Cpt A.C.F.Godwin, Cpt J.R.Mills,
Maj H.D.Pyman, Lt P.W. Allsebrook, Cpt M.J.D’a Blackman, Cpt V.C.W. Sudbury.

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