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| Name: | Leslie Loye PITTS1 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Alt. Name: | John PITTS |
| Father: | John Prettejohn PITTS (1864-1910) |
| Mother: | Charlotte Cecilia CARTER (1867-1911) |
| Birth | 27 Dec 1897 | Paddington, London, England |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 3) | Southwark, London, England2 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Baptism | 2 Feb 1902 (age 4) | Haverstock Hill, London, England |
| Waterman's Arms, Bankside, Southwark | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Camberwell, Southwark, London, England3 |
| 67 Mosedale Street, Camberwell SE Leslie was boarding with Albert and Rose Gray - a labourer, in Camberwell. The Grays have three grown up children with them, and another boarder, Robert Taylor, a labourer, as well as Leslie. He has wrongly recorded his place of birth as Devon, which suggests they spent some time there after the family returned from Australia. |
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| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Scholar; Camberwell, Southwark, London, England3 |
| Enlisted (Military) | 13 Jan 1913 (age 15) | Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Posted (Military) | 18 Jan 1913 (age 15) | Athlone |
| Wounded (Military) | 16 Sep 1914 (age 16) | France |
| Medical History | 20 Sep 1914 (age 16) | |
| He was admitted to No 3 General Hospital, St Nazaire, on 17 Sep 1914 with shrapnel wounds to his leg and testicle that he received in action. He died from the wounds. | ||
| Death | 20 Sep 1914 (age 16) | Mons, France |
| Cause: shrapnel wound leg and testicle | ||
| Burial | 1914 | St Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France |
| St Nazaire (Toutes Aides) Cemetery | ||
| Possessions | 20 Feb 1919 (age 21) | £9 9s 9d |
| His effects after his death were listed as £4 9s 9d and £5 warn gratuity. £4 9s 9dm went to his sister-in-law Mrs Edith M Pitts and £5 to his brother Charles | ||
| Religion | Church of England | |
| Military Regiment | Royal Field Artillery, 65th Battery | |
| Height (Military) | 5'6" | |
| Weight (Military) | 127lbs | |
| Eyes (Military) | Blue | |
| Hair (Military) | Brown | |
| Chest Size (Military) | 35 1/2 | |
| 3 1/2 | ||
| Marks/Scars (Military) | brown mark left side neck | |
| Military Service No. | 70873 | |
| Military Rank | Driver | |
Military record: reference on enlistment. Jan 1913
1. Mr Hobbs, Marine Dealer 166 Tewkesbury Road, South Tottenham
Gave a reference as excellent character, employed for three years as an assistant and laid off because the business was slack.
2. H. Pierce, Waste Rubber Merchant, Imperial Cold Stores, West Green, Tottenham. Employed only 4 weeks. Rubber worker.Left of his own accord.
31 Oct 1916. Lewis's aunt Catherine Stuart wrote from her Blackpool address to the RFA for the second time requesting verification of the death of her nephew Mr. John Pitts who was killed at Mons. She said that at her first letter there had been a request for his brother Charles' address as he was the next of kin. She had assumed he would hear, but he had received nothing. In case they had mislaid that address she was sending it again, and stressed that she was anxious to have the matter settled. Her earlier letter had been from Manchester and she pointed out that she was now living in Blackpool.
Military Offences. At Kildare.
4 Feb 1914: Neglect of duty - neglecting his horse. 3 days CB
18 June 1914: Having dirty harness on parade. 7 days CB
6 Kuly 1914: Having dirty harness on parade. 7 days CB
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | (RG13/362 folio 58 page 4). |
| Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: 60 Bankside (public house) Place: Southwark, London, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity John Prettejohn Pitts,Head,M,M,35,Publican,,,Stokenham, Devon, England, Charlotte Cecilia Pitts,Wife,M,F,33,,,,Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Charles Lawrence Pitts,Son,S,M,7,,,,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Leslie Loye Pitts,Son,S,M,3,,,,Paddington, London, England, 29 year-old Annie Stanley, from Burnham , Bucks, was a live-in domestic servant. |
| 3 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Leslie Loye Pitts Head Unm 14 Scholar Paddington, London, England |
| RG14/2498 RG78/84 RD27 SD3 ED14 SN217. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |