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William Alfred Thomas PITMAN

Regimental number29338
Place of birthMoree New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressWillimill, Moree, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs P L Pitman, Willimill, Moree, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 117
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 36), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
14
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and L. Burnia PITMAN, Moree, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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