| Private 36422 Carl Rudolph PITCHER |
Regiment & Unit
2nd Battalion Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh) Regiment
Enlisted On/At
November 1917 at Birmingham
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Killed in Action, Thursday, May 30, 1918 aged 19
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael)
Place of Death
Chambrechy
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion were in the lines at Sarry & Chambrecy when they came under an early morning attack from German forces causing them to retire under heavy machine gun fire to a position SW of Bligny from where they were sent to another position near Sarcy. Carl went missing and was presumed to have been killed during this time.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Oct Qtr 1899 - Wellesbourne
Baptism Date & Place
21 Oct 1899 Wellesbourne, St. Peter
Parents
Thomas & Ruth Pitcher
Stirchley
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Address History
- 1911: The Bank, Bidford
- 1917: 12 Charlotte Road, Stirchley
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
- 1911: School