Harold Charles PITT

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Service Number:	595
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stepney, South Australia, Australia, 25 October 1896
Home Town:	Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Payneham Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row D. Grave 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham RSL Honour Board, Payneham Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 595, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Suez, Egypt.
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 595, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 595 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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