Cudgegong Valley History Project

Mainly about People MUDGEE DISTRICT PERSONALITIES THREE weddings in which very popular local residents were the contracting parties were celebrated at St. John's Church of England, Mudgee, on Saturday afternoon by Rev. L. C. S. Walker. Miss Mary Marguerite Pitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitt, of Mullamuddy, was married to Mr. Wallace Neil Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rhodes, of Gulgamree. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 24 February 1936, p. 2. Rhodes Pitt Wedding

DEATHS Miss Edith Grace Pitt . THE death occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Western Suburbs Hospital, Sydney, after a short illness, of Miss Edith Grace Pitt, at the age of 26 years. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitt, of Melrose, Mudgee. The body was brought to Mudgee yesterday morning, the funeral taking place from St. John's Church of England to the Mudgee cemetery, after a service in the church. The cortege was a large one. The arrangements were In the hands of Messrs. J. C. Swords and Son (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 30 June 1941, page 3).

WEDDING Parkins-Pitt LAST Saturday afternoon the Rev. A. G. Powell celebrated the marriage of Nina Gladys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Pitt, Melrose, Mudgee, and Reginald John, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parkins, of Mt. Dapper, Gulgong, at St. John's C. of E., Mudgee. The bride, in white angelskin lace over satin with embroidered tulle veil, looked lovely as she entered the church on the arm of her father. She carried a bouquet of frangipanni and tuberoses. Miss Eunice Rayner (cousin of the bride), as bridesmaid, wore blue sheer with a topknot of pink gladioli holding her blue tulle veil in position. She carried a bouquet of gladioli. Mr. Eric (Bill) Parkins (bRother of the groom) carried out the duties of best man. The bride's mother, wearing black sheer with black beading as trimming and a shoulder spray of white frangipanni and roses, assisted by Mrs. Parkins, who chose blue lace for her frock with a pink shoulder spray, received the guests at a reception held at Melrose, the bride's parents' home. Rev. A. G. Powell presided, and the usual toasts were honored. The young couple then left for their honeymoon, to be spent at Manly and Sydney. The bride's travelling frock was of clover jerome with which she wore a black hat and black accessories. Their future home will be at Gulgong. Prior to her marriage, the bride was tendered a gift evening at the home of her parents, where many friends gathered to wish the young people good luck. A very enjoyable evening was spent (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 5 February 1942, page 2).

WEDDING Parkins-Pitt ON Saturday last the wedding was celebrated by Rev. A. G. Powell at St. John's Church of England, of Nina Gladys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitt, of Melrose, to Reginald John, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parkins, of [Mt. Dapper])https://wiki.fionasuniverse.com/Gulgong-Mount-Dapper), Gulgong. The bride was given away by her father. The duties of best man were carried out by the bride-groom's bRother, Mr. E. ("Bill") Parkins, and Miss Eunice Rayner attended as bridesmaid. The reception, which was held at the home of the bride's parents, was presided over by Rev. A. G. Powell, who, on behalf of the Mullamuddy Church congregation, presented the bride with a Bible and some silverware in appreciation of her good work as organist at the church (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Sunday 1 February 1942, page 8).

ROLL OF HONOUR
William James Pitt
Service number NX30573
Rank Private
Unit 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Army
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death 21 June 1943
Place of Death Burma
Cause of Death Illness
Cemetery or Memorial Details Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar
Source AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
Location on the Roll of Honour
William James Pitt's name is located at panel 41 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

Obituary Notice Mr. E. C. Pitt The death occurred in the Orange Base Hospital on December 27 of Charles Edward Pitt, aged 80 years, of Lewis Street, Mudgee. The funeral took place at St. John's Church of England, Mudgee, and left for the Mudgee Cemetery on December 29. Mr. Pitt is survived by a widow, Nellie, and the following family: Mary, Nina, Nellie, Lindsay, Francis, Edward, Duncan and Bruce. A son and daughter, William and Edith, predeceased him. Messrs. Eastaugh and Carroll were in charge of funeral arrangements. Mudgee Guardian, Friday 3 January 1964, p. 2. Obituary Charles Edward Pitt

Death Notice Charles Edward Pitt Deep sympathy goes to Mrs. Wal Rhodes of Cudgegong on the death of her father at Orange recently. Mr. Pitt had been a resident of Mudgee and leaves a large family to mourn his passing. Mudgee Guardian, Wednesday 15 January 1964, p. 6. Death Notice Charles Edward Pitt

Headstone reads: And my dear husband and our father Charles Edward Pitt Died 27th Dec 1963 Aged 80 years