which would mean he joined the Royal Navy sometime around 1909
HMS Hyperion (sunk in the Mediterranean by mine contact)
PAINTER 1 CL
which was then fitting out
Pitcher was with the Royal Flying Corps when it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on April 1
An Italian Order Of The Colonial Star In Gold; Grand Cross Archive which would mean he joinedAn Italian Order of the Colonial Star in Gold; Grand Cross In Gold, partially enameled, of multiple parts construction, 51mm (x76mm including crown suspension), the crown is hollow made and movable; Star: in silver, diamond cut and vaulted, the center appliqu in Gold and enamels, on reverse with makers cartouche by Cravanzola, Roma, 67mm; with full length of fine quality old sash ribbon; circa 1935 40, of very fine quality manufacture, in near mint