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233924 Pte. Fred Vitty British Army 14th Btn., D Coy Durham Light Infantry from:Fir Tree, Crook, Co Durham (d.18th Sep 1916) Fred Vitty enlisted in the 14th Service Battalion DLI with his brother George at Bishop Auckland on 9th September 1914. Fred was age 17 and George 23. They were both miners working with their father, William Vitty, for Harperley Collieries at Fir Tree Drift Mine. They both survived the 19th December 1915 Gas attack, George bringing home a poem written about the attack called "Division 49", George lost his right arm at Ypres at Easter 1916. Fred was killed in action leading a patrol near the Quadrilateral at The Somme on the 18th September 1916. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**