PICKTHALL, Gerald
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Liverpool City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
14241689
Born:
Wednesday, May 11, 1921
Birthplace:
Preston
Died:
1997
Place died:
Yorkshire
Age:
76
Gerald Pickthall was a Liverpool City Policeman who volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 joining the 2nd Police Intake to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), at Achnacarry.
09.06.1941 joined Liverpool City Police as Constable 103F.
09.06.1941 joined Liverpool City Police as Constable 103F.
23.07.1942 joined the Army (2nd Police Intake at Achnacarry).
04.10.1945 discharged from the Army.
05.10.1945 re-joined Liverpool City Police.
13.09.1971 retired from Liverpool City Police.
Sources
WW2 Medal Card Index.
Named on No.6 Commando panorama photo in Gallery.
The 1939 Register covering Preston.
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express 1 Nov. 1963, p15.
Police career Neil Murphy, Liverpool City Police Historian.
Tony Moore, FRHistS. and Police Historian.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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