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James Pitts (VC Recipient)
James Pitts (26 February 1877 – 18 February 1955) was an England, English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth forces. Details Pitts was 22 years old, and a Private (rank), private in the 1st Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, British Army, during the Second Boer War when the following deed in Colony of Natal, Natal took place for which he and Private Robert Scott (VC recipient), Robert Scott were awarded the VC: He later achieved the rank of corporal and served in World War I. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom), Meritorious Service Medal in 1918. The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of the Manchesters, Ashton-under-Lyne, England. In 2019, a plaque in his honour was unveiled at Blackburn town hall. References *''The Four Blackburn VC's'' (H. L. Kirby and R. R. Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of List of urban areas in England by population, 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of List of English districts by population, 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, Blackburn has been the site of textile production since the mid-13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
