Military service
Service number:
192777
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
June 11, 1894
Death:
September 8, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. D. 17.
Additional information
Son of Alexander and Margaret Pitcher, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander Pitcher
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Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Pitcher enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Pitcher enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder Patch 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Pitcher enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Pitcher
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Pitcher
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Pitcher
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Pitcher
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Pitcher
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 100 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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