Came across this. Thought someone might want to cross-post this with a New Zealand or London list. Sometimes it is very hard to trace names when the surname is changed. Sometimes, also, when warriors are young, they take brides, so possibly there could be a marriage in DWI. From "The Annual register or a view of the history and politics of the year 1851. London, p. 249, viewed on Google Books (American version). Deaths, 1851: "Major-Gen. George Dean Pitt, K.H., commanding the troops in New Zealand. He entered the Royal African corps as George Dean in 1805. In 1807 he served in the West Indies, and was present at the capture of the Danish islands in that year. He served at the capture of Martinique in 1809. From 1811 to 1814, he served in the Peninsular war, and was present at Albuera, in the actions at Usarge and Almarez, the siege of Badajoz, the battles of Vittoria, Pampeluna, and the Pyrenees, for which he had received the war medal and four clasps. In 1836 he was nominated a Knight of Hanover, in 1837 he became Colonel in the army and Inspecting Field Officer of the Leeds Recruiting District, and in January, 1840, removed to London as Superintendent of the Recruiting Department, which office he held until his promotion to Major-Gen, November 9, 1846. In January the following he was appointed to the command of the troops in New Zealand. He took the additional name of Pitt in 1819. Happy hunting, all, Laura