Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A poignant family group:

Three: Private C. A. Pitt, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Sequehart on 8 October 1918
1914-15 Star (3427 Pte., Monmouth R.), single initial ‘C.’; British War and Victory Medals (3427 Pte., Monmouth R.), a little polished, good very fine and better

Three: Private F. Pitt, Monmouthshire Regiment, who died of wounds received at Sequehart on 8 October 1918
1914-15 Star (3425 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3425 Pte., Monmouth R.), this last with edge bruise, a little polished, otherwise good very fine

Pair: Private W. Pitt, Monmouthshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (2838 Pte., Monmouth R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2838 Pte., Monmouth R.), good very fine (8) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Monmouthshire Regiment formed by Lt. Col. P. A. Blagojevic, O. St. J., T.D..

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Charles Arthur Pitt, who was born in Newport, the third son of ‘Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt of “Sequehart”, 24 Sycamore Avenue’, was first embarked for active service in August 1915, and was killed in action on 8 October 1918, while serving in ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment - two attacks were made by his unit on enemy machine-guns positions on that date and both were repulsed with heavy casualties. He was 24 years of age and is buried in Sequehart British Cemetery, after which place his mother named her house.

Frank Pitt, who was born in Newport, the fourth son of ‘Mrs. Elizabeth Pitt of “Sequehart”, 24 Sycamore Avenue’, was first embarked for active service in August 1915, and died on 11 October 1918, of wounds received on the 8th, the same day that his brother was killed, while serving in ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment - two attacks were made by his unit on enemy machine-guns positions on that date and both were repulsed with heavy casualties. He was 21 years of age and is buried in the Trincourt New British Cemetery.

William Pitt, their elder brother, was first embarked for active service in February 1915, and was demobilised in February 1919.