| Regimental number | 19085 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Insurance manager |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27.9 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E S Pitt, c/o B Willoughby, Didsbury, Clanville Road, Roseville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served as Lt for 2.5 years in Senior Cadets; 3 months as Assistant Adjutant, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row E, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Brian Pitt and the late Ada Pitt; Wife: Eleanor Danson Pitt, 'Miroina', 37 King Street, Bay Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France,23 October 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 28 October 1916. Seconded to 2nd NZ Light trench Mortar Battery, 5 December 1916. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Report by 2nd Anzac Corps Burial Detachment: 'Buried in an area comprised by a circle of radius 350 yds of which the centre lies at Pillbox at 29.D.85.d. 85.95 on map 28 N.E.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 23 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22203922 |