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Ernest William PITT

Regimental number3426
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinAunt, Mrs Alma Fitzpatrick, 198 Burke Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1918
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oswald and Elizabeth PITT. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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