Regimental number | 4884 |
Place of birth | Footscray Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Devereaux Street, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, J G Pitcher, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 57th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 57th Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work near Villers Bretonneux on 8 and 9 August 1918.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'During the advance East of VILLERS-BRETONNEUX on the 8th and 9th of August this N.C.O. Sergeant B.G. PITCHER was in charge of a platoon of C Company. Under a heavy barrage and in a dense fog he kept his men together and led them throughout the advance, with skill and courage. he was shot through the arm but took no notice and continued through a long and fatiguing day till the objectives had all been taken. When the action was over he was ordered to report to the R.A.P. and was evacuated wounded. His devotion to duty and fine personal example had a splendid effect on his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 76 |
Place of burial | Carlyle Cemetery, Victoria |