
| Regimental number | 13/1083 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Surrey Hills, Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Te Aroha |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Adelaide Victoria Pitt, Te Aroha |
| Previous military service | Served in the 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No return date entered on file; 24 December 1918 is given as date of 'awaiting embarkation to NZ'. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Posted to unity at Mudros, 3 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). [Gap in record: no details for period 1916-mid 1918.] Detached to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 2 July 1918. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 2 August 1918 (ingrown toenail); discharged to duty, 14 August 1918, and rejoined Training Regiment, Ismailia. Transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, in the field, 6 September 1918. Admitted to NZ Mounted Field Ambulance, 12 September 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 36th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, from 48th Stationary Hospital, 17 September 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 19 September 1918 (pyrexia); to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 September 1918; to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 4 October 1918 (influenza); discharged, 21 October 1918 [date unclear]; rejoined Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, 3 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire'; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 1 March 1919. War service: 4 years 15 days (of which 3 years 233 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 73 |
| Sources | File No 0360952, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |
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