| Regimental number | 12/389 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | LeFroy, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation | Assistant Surveyor |
| Address | Waihi |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ludlow Thompson, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 6th Hauraki Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously served in Waihi Rifles: corps disbanded. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Redoubt Cemetery (Special Memorial B. 2.), Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Thomas Luke Kitto, MMC, and Hannah Kitto, Lefroy, Tasmania, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 September 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 4 December 1914. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915. Now, 20 July 1915, reported wounded and missing, 8 May 1915. Report, B.J. FAILE, Chaplain, 1st Brigade, Royal Naval Division, Krithia, 10 September 1915: 'I am enclosing a disc, which I took off a body, which had been lying out here for some time. The body was between some trenches in front of the gully, on the left hand side of the peninsula, towards Krithia, near twelve tree copse. There were no other possessions obtainable & the body is buried.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |