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HENRY PITFIELD

Died : 01 Mar 1918
Rank : Airman
Service no at death: F/49442
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Surname: PITFIELD
Forename: HENRY
Initials: H
Date of Birth 1899
Place of BirthDorchester Dorset
Place of Birth Source1901 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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Naval vessels served HMS President, London.
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Other service noF/49442
Service facts
Age at death19
Date of death 01 Mar 1918
Regiment at deathRoyal Navy Air Service
Battalion at death
Rank at deathAirman
Circumstances of deathAir 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 deathF/49442
Field of action at death
Place of death
Location of graveWimborne Cemetery
PositionC.8.5408
Other memorialsSt.John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster and named on plaque within
Newspaper Reference None found.