| Regimental number | 9/1439 |
| Address | Kaitangata |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H S Hitchon, 124 Forth Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 20), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Knox Church, Dunedin. Parents: H.S. and J. Hitchon, 664 George Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh |