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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

London England [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Newport, Monmouthshire [4]

Paddington New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Wexford [4]

Burmingham England [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Barton Stacey, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Campbelltown Tasmania [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Maldon [2]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2]

Miles Queensland [2]

Oxford [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Tasmania [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Acton, London [1]

Andover England [1]

Arrarat Victoria [1]

Ashted, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Ayr [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Barton St David, Somerset [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bexley Heath, London [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bodmin,Cornwall. [1]

Rank

Private [696]

Gunner [82]

Driver [73]

Serjeant [65]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [36]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lance Corporal [29]

Lieutenant [26]

Acting Corporal [21]

Captain [20]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Rifleman [10]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Major [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Fitter [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Armourer Temporary [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Engineers [81]

Army Service Corps [71]

London Regiment [50]

Worcestershire Regiment [49]

South Staffordshire Regiment [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Horse Artillery [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Coldstream Guards [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Monmouthshire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Service

British Army [1144]

Royal Navy [110]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [1556]

F [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1519]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] London England [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Adelaide South Australia [4] Newport, Monmouthshire [4] Paddington New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Wexford [4] Burmingham England [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex [3] Barton Stacey, Hampshire [2] Birmingham [2] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Campbelltown Tasmania [2] Holborn, London [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Maldon [2] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2] Miles Queensland [2] Oxford [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Richmond Tasmania [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Acton, London [1] Andover England [1] Arrarat Victoria [1] Ashted, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Ayr [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Barnes, London [1] Barton St David, Somerset [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belgrave, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bexley Heath, London [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bodmin,Cornwall. [1]

Rank

Private [696] Gunner [82] Driver [73] Serjeant [65] Corporal [51] Sapper [36] Second Lieutenant [32] Lance Corporal [29] Lieutenant [26] Acting Corporal [21] Captain [20] Acting Serjeant [11] Rifleman [10] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Major [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Fitter [2] Leading Seaman [2] Midshipman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Armourer Temporary [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [99] Labour Corps [87] Royal Engineers [81] Army Service Corps [71] London Regiment [50] Worcestershire Regiment [49] South Staffordshire Regiment [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Royal Fusiliers [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] Rifle Brigade [26] Hampshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Horse Artillery [20] Somerset Light Infantry [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Devonshire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Coldstream Guards [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Monmouthshire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Service

British Army [1144] Royal Navy [110] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Australian Imperial Force [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [1556] F [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1519] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Horace Henry W Pitt

Born 1893

Died 1981

British Army 5589 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred E Pitt

Born 1889

Died 1946

British Army 4689 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Reserve Battalion 8th Royal Warwickshire

British Army S/418753 Private Army Service Corps

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William James Pitt

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 20490 Private Wiltshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Cornelius Pitt

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 17963 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army 17963 Lance Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Harold Edward Pitt

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 5046 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Frederick J Pitt

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army 186295 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Charles Pitt

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 595 Private Australian Infantry 32nd Battalion

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Edward James Pitt

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 141081 Driver Royal Engineers 107th Field Company

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George Early Pitt

Born 1872

Died 1952

British Army Major Army Service Corps

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Leonard Ison Pitt

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army B 1957 Sergeant Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 8th Battalion

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John 'jack' Pitt

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75869 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 46th Squadron

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Hilo Pitt

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7800 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 7800 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Harry Pitt

Died 1916

British Army 1881 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Charles Pitt

Died 1915

British Army 3266 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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T M S Pitt

Born 1872

British Army Major City of London Yeomanry

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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William James Pitt

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 8207 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Pitt

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8278

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William John Richard Pitt

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266679

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Samuel Pitt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297494

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Joseph James Pitt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31234

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