Cudgegong Valley History Project

Mr. W. T. Pitt Mr William Thomas Pitt 82 passed away at his Denison street residence on Friday after a period of ill health. The late Mr Pitt was born at Cudgegong, where he spent the early part of his life. For most of his life, however, he had resided at Mullamuddy. He had been living in Mudgee during the last few years. He was one of the most highly esteemed men in the Mudgee district, and his death will be the cause of widespread regret. A wife and a grown-up family survive. The funeral was held on Saturday morning after Canon Walker had conducted a service at St. John's Church of England, at which he paid a tribute to Mrs and the late Mr Pitt, who had been married 55 years. Canon Walker also officiated at the Mudgee Cemetery, where the burial was carried out by Messrs J. C. Swords and Son (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 28 June 1937, p. 3).

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).

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