OBITUARY
CAPTAIN AV. T. PITT. Per Press Association. GISBORNE, June 1. The death occurred at Gisborne today on his 60th birthday of Captain W* T. Pitt, a leading member of the Maori race. Captain Pitt served with the first New Zealand contingent in the Boer AVar and on the outbreak of the Great AVar joined the first Maori contingent, seeing service at Gallipoli and France. In recent years he has been a Maori welfare officer under the Native Department, taking a prominent part in land development schemes. In his earlier years Captain Pitt was a prominent footballer, captaining Poverty Bay foiy several years. Latterly he was a member of the Maori Rugby Advisory Board.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 2 June 1937, Page 10
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114OBITUARY Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 2 June 1937, Page 10
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