We remember Samuel Pitchford

We remember Samuel Pitchford

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Ely, Worcestershire United Kingdom Source:9322434 Source:9322433 1893
1914
enlistment Bacup, Lancs United Kingdom Source:9322433 7th November 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9079915 20th May 1915 - 25th July 1915
1915
service British Army Gunner 49564 Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Trench Mortar Battery Source:7006228 28th May 1915 - 25th July 1915
service British Army Gunner T49564 Royal Garrison Artillery Source:3529201
location 7 Gt Cornbow, Halesowen United Kingdom parents address Source:9079915
location Halesowen, Nr. Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9322433
1915
death Killed in Action Source:7006228 Source:9322433 25th July 1915
burial R.e. Farm Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium IV. A. 8. Source:7006228

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Samuel
Initials S
Last Name Pitchford
Source 3529201
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
7 Gt Cornbow, Halesowen United Kingdom parents address
Halesowen, Nr. Birmingham United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army T49564 Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner
British Army 49564 Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Trench Mortar Battery Gunner
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Phoebe mother
John Pitchford father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ian105013
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Ian105013

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Multimedia

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RGA cap badge Ian105013
14/15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013
Portrait - Sam Pitchford Ian105013

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