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Gunner

James Vincent Cave

Service number 1700347
Military unit 78 Bty 35 Lt AA Regt Royal Artillery
Address 63, Newtons Lane, Cossall, Nottinghamshire
Date of birth 27 Jul 1906
Date of death 19 Jan 1945 (37 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies

In 1939, he ws a furnishing and hardware shop assistant/ wireless serviceman.

Family history

He was the son of James and Lily Cave and brother of Joyc Cave. In 1911, their address was 26, Union Road and in 1921 and 1939 they lived at 32, Triangle (both Ilkeston, Derbyshire). In 1937, James Cave and Gladys Laud were married and in 1939, they lived at 63, Newtons Lane, Cossall, Nottinghamshire. She later lived at Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

Military history

LABUAN WAR CEMETERY Q. C. 11.

In January 1945, the 78th Battery of the 35th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, consisted of Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOWs) who had been captured following the fall of Singapore in 1942. By January 1945, the men were enduring captivity, performing forced labor, and facing extreme starvation, malaria, beriberi, and brutal physical treatment by their captors in Japanese camps in Borneo and the Pacific.

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