PITT, George
| Service Numbers: | 1714, 1714A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Childers, Queensland, 24 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Appletree Creek State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bundaberg, Queensland, 26 December 1967, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1714, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded Private, 1714A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell wound (hand and leg) | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 1714A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (both legs, right arm and right eye) | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1714A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The cousin 673 Pte. Joseph Pitt (/explore/people/209165) also resided in the district of Apple Tree Creek/Childers. Pte. J. Pitt died from Pneuomina on 27th October 1918.
"PITT, George. Private. No. 1714. 52nd Battalion. Born at Childers, and educated at Appletree Creek. The son of William and Ellen Pitt, of Appletree Creek, via Childers. Enlisted at Childers 9th January, 1916, and went into Enoggera Camp. Attached to the 52nd Battalion. Sailed for Egypt 20th April, 1916, and arrived May, 1916, where he went to Tel-el-Kebir. Left for France June, 1916, and into action at Pozieres, then to Moquet Farm, in September, 1916, where he was wounded in hand and leg. He was sent to hospital at Etaples, and on recovery, back to the line at Fleurs. Here he got trench feet 3rd December, 1916, and was sent to 3rd London General Hospital, England, and to Wareham Convalescent Camp, and then to France, and into action at Messines and Ypres, where he was wounded in legs, arms, head, and lost right eye. He was then sent to hospital at Leystone (Eng.), and then from Weymouth, was returned to Australia, where he was discharged, unfit for further service, 1st June, 1918." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War
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