Regimental number | 1050 |
Place of birth | Gladstone, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Gladstone, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Pitchford, Gladstone, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Pontville, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
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Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Florence PITCHFORD |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 1 November 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 25 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PITCHFORD Stanley |