Pitts, James b. February 26, 1877 d. February 28, 1955 Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Lancashire, England, he served as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army. During the attack on Caesar's Camp, in Natal, January 6, 1900, Private Pitts with another Private occupied a sangar, on the left flank when other men from their unit had been shot down and their positions occupied by Boers. Private Pitts with his two companions held their post for fifteen hours without food or water and under heavy fire. They...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Blackburn Cemetery, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
b. September 19, 1889 d. August 13, 1959
