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PITTS, James William

Service Number:	2954
Enlisted:	14 June 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, June 1890
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	19 April 1922, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2954, 10th Infantry Battalion
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2954, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2954, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
21 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion
22 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2954, 50th Infantry Battalion
6 Aug 1916:	Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , Escaped from POW camp to Holland
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2954, 50th Infantry Battalion
29 Apr 1920:	Honoured Military Medal, For December 1917 escape from German POW camp.
Date unknown:	Wounded 2954, 50th Infantry Battalion

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