Every Name a Story
On Portsmouth Naval Memorial is the name of Chaplain Rev. Arthur Henry John Pitt serving on H.M.S. Good Hope with the Royal Navy who died 01/11/1914.
Arthur Henry John Pitt was born c. 1873 in Leamington, Warwickshire. He studied at Edinburgh Theological College in 1896, and at Durham University in 1900. He was made a Deacon in 1898. Ordained Priest by the Bishop of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1899, he was Curate of Amble from 1898 to 1900; St. Gabriel, Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne until 1902 and St. Mary, Newcastle on Tyne until 1904.
Arthur became a Chaplain to the Royal Navy in 1904, serving on H.M.S. Essex 1904-1906; H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh 1906-1907; H.M.S. Flora 1907-1909; H.M.S. Superb 1909-1913; H.M.S. Prince of Wales 1913-1914 and H.M.S. Good Hope in 1914.
Arthur Henry John Pitt is remembered at Heaton on H91.05 and H91.41 and at Durham City on D47.151 as J. Pitts.