HENRY PITFIELD
- Died: 01 Mar 1918
- Rank: Airman
- Service no at death: F/49442
- Died: 01 Mar 1918
- Rank: Airman
- Service no at death: F/49442
Personal
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- Surname: PITFIELD
- Forename: HENRY
- Initials: H
- Date of Birth: 1899
- Place of Birth: Dorchester Dorset
- Place of Birth Source: 1901 Census
- Address: 31 St Catherine’s, Wimborne. Previously 33 Grove Rd, Wimborne
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- Family (parents and grandparents): Parents Henry and Kate (nee Dunford) Pitfield, 31 St Catherine’s, Wimborne. Younger brother Edward.
- Spouse Name: No record of any marriage.
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- Source: 1901 Census
- Naval vessels served: HMS President, London.
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- Other service no: F/49442
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Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 19
- Date of death: 01 Mar 1918
- Regiment at death: Royal Navy Air Service
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- Rank at death: Airman
- Circumstances of death: Air Mechanic First Class, on HMS President, London, a shore establishment on the Thames in London. Died from disease.(UK British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, on www.ancestry .co.uk)
- Service no at death: F/49442
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- Location of grave: Wimborne Cemetery
- Position: C.8.5408
- Other memorials: St.John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster and named on plaque within
- Newspaper Reference : None found.