Capt Charles Mitchell Pitt, R Sussex

1875 Aug 5. Born Harborne, Staffordshire,. (he made himself look 5 years younger to join ADRIC)

1881 census at Sycamore Road, Harborne, Staffs

1891 census at Boscombe, Hants

1900 Jul/Sep Married to Beatrice Emily Parsons Horsey in Christchurch, Hampshire

1901 census at Edgbaston, Birmingham

1911 census at 17 Belvedere Rd, Bournemouth

1916 Jan 3. Landed in Salonica

1917 May 30. Commissioned 2nd Lt in R Sussex Regt. Charles Mitchell Pitt

1918 Feb 21. Temp. 2nd Lt. C. M. Pitt, from Lab.Corps, to be temp. 2nd Lt. 21 Feb. 1918,. with seniority 30 May 1917

1919 Oct 18. Temp. Lt. C. M. Pitt relinquishes the actg. rank of Capt. on ceasing to comd. Chinese Lab. Co.

1920 Apr 16 Arrived in Vancouver, Canada from Hongkong. His passage was paid by "Army Council" and he was in transit to to return to England. He was an Army Captain

1920 May 29 Temp . Lt .C. M Pitt relinquishes his commission on completion of service, and is granted the rank of Capt .

1920 Oct 13. Joined ADRIC with service no 701. Posted to G Coy

1920 Nov 1. Appointed A/CQM

1921 Sept 23. Described as the Coy Sgt. Major at the trail of S Dunne, a T/Constable

1922 Jan . Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1929 Jul/Sep Died Bournemouth, Dorset.

 

ADRIC

WO 339/78592