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1882 - 1917 (35 years) Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name PITTS, George Walter Birth 1882 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 
Gender Male Death 15 Oct 1917 Active Service In World War 1 Burial Zillebeke, Belgium Person ID I3006 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father PITTS, George, b. 1855, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 1918, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Mother REEVE, Elizabeth Horn, b. 1857, Outwell, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1899, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 42 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1876 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F70 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GURRY, Rosa Gertrude d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1904 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F1506 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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GEORGE WALTER PITTS 1882-1917
The birth of GEORGE WALTER PITTS was registered in 1882.
(GRO September Q 1882 Wisbech 3b 574)
1891 census return of 18 Prospect Road, Wisbech St. Peter:
GEORGE PITTS, head, aged 31, employed as a timber labourer, born at Wisbech;
ELIZABETH PITTS, wife, aged 30, born at Wisbech;
JOHN PITTS, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Wisbech;
BEATRICE PITTS, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Wisbech;
FAITH PITTS, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Wisbech;
*WALTER PITTS, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Wisbech;
KATE PITTS, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Wisbech;
HANNAH PITTS, daughter, aged 2, born at Wisbech;
LEAH D. (sic) PITTS, daughter, aged 3 months, born at Wisbech.
(G12/1305/30/22)
1901 census of 3 Short Street, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
GEORGE PITTS, married, 43, Housekeeper, Groom, worker, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
JOHN A. PITTS, son, married, 22, butcher, worker, at home, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
BEATRICE L. PITTS, daughter, single, 21, housekeeper domestic, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
*GEORGE W. PITTS, son, single, 18, bricklayer's labourer, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
HANNAH A. PITTS, daughter, single, 12, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
LEAH B. PITTS, daughter, single, 9, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG13/1556/41/34)
The marriage between GEORGE WALTER PITTS and ROSA GERTRUDE GURRY was registered in 1904.
(GRO June Q 1904 Wisbech 3b 1304)
In World War I he enlisted at Wisbech and served as sapper No. 84448 89th Field Company Royal Engineers. He was killed on 15 October 1917 and was buried or commemorated at the Hooge Crater Cemetery XV E 16, Zillebeke, Belgium.
(source: CWGC and John Pitts of the Guild of One-Name Studies)
(revised 14.11.2006)