PITTARD, John Wellington
| Service Number: | 3115 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, Adelaide, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3115, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3115, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Before John Wallington Pittard left for World War One in 1914 he lived in Norwood with his two parents but he had no other siblings. He was born a natural British subject. He attended school in Adelaide. He worked as a drover which is a person who rides a horse and works with livestock. Before he left for the war he was 24 years old and was not married with no kids. He was well behaved and did not get in trouble with the police. Before the war he did not participate and any other forms of defence e.g. he never served His majesty’s forces and since he never joined he was never discharged. He had brown hair and blue eyes he was also a Christian.
During the war, John was involved in the German Spring Offensive was a battle which was in the Western Front in March, April and May 1918. The German staff tried to win the battle before the Americans arrived. The first attack was in March which was against the British, the second was in April and the third was in May. Even though the Germans were winning at the start by the end they were tried and they lost.
Since the trenches were cold, wet and dirty it is not surprising that he caught mild trench fever and had to be discharged from the war and go to the hospital for a while. Since he was sick for a while he did not have go back in when he got better. He was in the third battalion which had the badge colours are teal and brown. He came home alive and died after having a long life.
Bibliography:
Rsl 2017, accessed 28 March 2018, <https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/>.
national archives of Australia 2017, accessed 28 March 2018, <http://www.naa.gov.au>.
Australian war memorial 2017, accessed 28 March 2018, <https://www.awm.gov.au>.