grantowi Posted 4 October , 2009 Share Posted 4 October , 2009 Hi Chaps, William James Pitt enlisted on 20 October 1914 with the 4th Wiltshires (TF) as 20490 aged 43 He had formally served with the Royal Warwick Regiment In April 1915, he was admitted to Bulford hospital foe 16 days with Flu In July 1915 he was admitted to Tidworth hospital with Plurisey which turned in TB "caused by ordinary military service exposure" He was discharged on 17 September 1915 He died in Swindon (5A / 14 / 3qt) in 1917 aged 45 Because his TB was caused by his military service can he be included in CWGC ? Cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 4 October , 2009 Share Posted 4 October , 2009 Only if TB was the cause of his death. You need to know the cause of death as qualification depends on death being connected to service during the qualifying period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 4 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2009 And that would be on the DC ? Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 18 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 18 February , 2010 Just got Mr Pitts Death certificate, and it states cause of death to be "Pulmonary Tuberculosis", which is why he was dismissed from the RWR in 1915 (he died on 17/07/1917) Does this allow him to be put forward as a non-com ? Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 18 February , 2010 Share Posted 18 February , 2010 Grant I have had similar cases to this. I assume the info you provide is from his Records. That being the case then you can now link the cause of death (the DC) to his military service. I submitted mine through Terry Denham so should you be doing the same then it may be prudent to PM him asking what he wants etc. I haven't seen him on the forum for some time though. Do you know where William James Pitt is buried? If not then the local papers may have an Obit which may state which cemetery. Hywyn PS That's a high number for a TF man isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 18 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 18 February , 2010 Hywyn, I suspect that he will be in Radnor St cemetery, as that was the main one in use at the time. I hadnt thought about where his body lies, proberly one of the pre-requsites for a CWGC headstone I would have thought As for the numbering, I don't have the foggiest about how numbering was carried out Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 18 February , 2010 Share Posted 18 February , 2010 If you can't find the burial place then his names goes on a Memorial at (can't recall which one just now) Maybe the local Family History Society has indexed that cemetery. Re the number. He enlisted as 5458 and was then transferred to the Supernumary Coy. See here under Territorial Force Reserve/National Reserve http://www.1914-1918.net/reserve.htm Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 19 February , 2010 Author Share Posted 19 February , 2010 Hywyn, Found the plots for both men, just got to do a field trip and physically locate them. Where did you get the 5458 number from? Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 19 February , 2010 Share Posted 19 February , 2010 Good result the the graves. His attestation papers. It has 5458 struck out and the 20 490 written in. Ancestry tend to index on the first number that would have been put on the forms. Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 In from the cold http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=75229357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 13 July , 2011 Author Share Posted 13 July , 2011 Bit late, missed Johns post William James Pitt has now been added to the CWGC Roll of Honour and his sacrifice recognised Many thanks to all who helped - Must say Im a bit surprised that CWGC didnt bother to acknowledge me that they were adding him Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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