Name
Hugh Francis Pitcairn
26 Jun 1880
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/06/1917
37
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Army Service Corps
47th Division, Supply Column, Mechanical Transport
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Plot VI, Row G, Grave 15.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Mary's Parish Church Memorial, Watford,
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham,
St. Catherines College, Oxford
Pre War
Youngest son of the late John George and Augusta Frances (nee MOUNTHWAITE or ROUNTHWAITE) PITCAIRN of Lee, London.
His parents married 16 August 1864 at St Mary’s, Edge Hill, Lancs. John died 26 December 1887 in Lee aged 60, and was buried 31 December at the South Metropolitan Cemetery, Norwood, Surrey; Augusta died 1883 in the Lewisham, London, district aged 42.
Francis was born 26 or 28 June 1880 in Lee, and educated at Aldenham School, Herts, and Oxford University where he gained Master of Arts Degree..
He has an entry in the National Probate Calendar.
On the 1881 Census, aged 9 months he lived in Lee, with his five siblings. On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 10 he lived in Newgate Street, London E.C. On the 1901 Census, living on his own means aged 20, he lived in Watford, with his four siblings. On the 1911 Census, he is proving elusive.
He became with a schoolmaster in Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Wartime Service
He enlisted 24 March 1916 for the Duration of the War: a school master aged 35, 5’8″ tall; Private 157052 Army Service Corps Motor Transport.
He served at Home 24 March to 30 April 1916.
Then as driver in the South African Service Corps. He served in the Special Motor Car Contingent in German South West Africa.
On completion of this campaign, he returned to United Kingdom and in Mar 1916 joined the Cadet School for Motor Transport. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant ASC in May 1916 serving with BEF from that date.
He died on 3rd Jun 1917 at 42 Casualty Hospital, Aubigny as the result of an accident.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals; they were sent to his sister of Watford. He died of wounds following an accident.
Additional Information
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Hugh in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 9 June 1917.
Is featured in the De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
