2/19th (County of London) Battalion (St. Pancras)
Sept 1914 Formed in London and then moved to White City.
Jan 1915 Moved to Reigate to join the 180th Brigade of the 60th Division and then moved to St. Albans area and then Coggeshall.
July Moved to Hatfield Broad Oak and then Saffron Walden.
Jan 1916 Moved to Sutton Veny.
24.06.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre.
25.11.1916 Deployed to Salonika and engaged in various actions including;
The Battle of Doiran.
June 1917 Deployed to Alexandria and engaged in various actions as part of the Palestine Campaign including;
The Third Battle of Gaza, The capture of Jerusalem, The defence of Jerusalem.
1918
The capture of Jericho, The battle of Tell’Asur, The first Trans-Jordan raid, The attack on Amman,
The second Trans-Jordan raid, The Battles of Megiddo.
31.10.1918 Ended the war at Sheik Muwannis north of Jaffa, Palestine.
Regiment: London Regiment 2/19th County of London Battalion (St Pancras)
BORN HULL 1894. ONLY SON OF CHARLES PITTS (1859-1939) & HANNAH MARIA PHILLIPS (1860-1939) OF 185 HIGH STREET, HULL & 3, LIDDELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A CUSTOM & EXISE CLERK. SERVED IN THE 2/19TH LONDON REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, IN PALESTINE, ON 19/09/1918, AGED 24. COMMEMORATED […]
