Leslie Norman PITTER

PITTER, Leslie Norman

Service Number: 50723
Enlisted: 28 January 1918, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Machine Gun Companies and Battalions
Born: Brisbane, Queensland , 13 March 1899
Home Town: Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Boys' Central School, Brisbane
Occupation: Civil engineering cadet
Died: Natural causes , Brisbane, Queensland, 11 November 1964, aged 65 years
Cemetery: Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorial Location: Section 3, Bed 3.
Memorials: East Brisbane War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

28 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50723, Brisbane, Queensland
8 May 1918: Involvement Private, 50723, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918: Embarked Private, 50723, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney
11 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion
2 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, MGC Details
1 Mar 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, MGC Details
1 May 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, MGC Details
17 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50723, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Machine Gun Coy. Details (training school). Cessation of hostilities

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

The three enlisted sons of William Rhodes Pitter (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) and Amelia Charlotte (née Gooch) Pitter of Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland:-

241 Pte. Raymond Pitter (/explore/people/349349) - returned to Australia;

397 Pte. Jack Pitter (/explore/people/87003) - returned to Australia;

50723 Sgt. Leslie Norman Pitter - returned to Australia.

 

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