Basic Details
Surname
Pitt
Forenames
J
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 18.03.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2747484/jack-pitt/
Royal Flying Corps 46th Sqdn.
Date of Death 07 February 1918 Age 19 years old
Buried LONGDENDALE (MOTTRAM-IN-LONGDENDALE) CEMETERY P . 1115. United Kingdom
Youngest son of William and Jane Pitt.
Personal Inscription on headstone: IT IS SWEET AND GLORIOUS TO DIE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY
Died of injuries following a training crash when engine stalled at 300ft
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
46 Squadron
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
February
Day of death
7
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial