| Regimental number | 13/2893 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Whangarata, Franklin |
| School | Pukekohe Intermediate School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Kiwitahi Road, Morrinsville |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J R Pirrit, Kiwitahi Road, Morrinsville |
| Previous military service | Served in the Pukekohe Mounted Rifles Corps; disbanded. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes J. Pirrit, Kiwitahi, Morrinsville, Auckland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 54775 Blair Joseph PIRRIT; 33600 David Andrew PIRRIT |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 18 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 February 1916. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal, 19 February 1916. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 2 March 1916 (influenza); discharged, 10 March 1916. Transferred to Auckland Infantry Bn, 18 March 1916, and appointed Temporary Lance corporal. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, in the field, 1 July 1916. Promoted Corporal, 14 August 1916. Killed in action, 15 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as PIRRITT. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |