| Regimental number | 21902 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Age at embarkation | 19.5 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Grace Rhoda Good, Post Office, Ashburton |
| Previous military service | Served in Christ College Senior Cadets, and Ashburton Borough School Cadets. |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6/849 Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Duncan STITT, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916; marched in to 5th (Reserve) Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Sling Camp, 25 October 1916. Admitted to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 31 October 1916 (venereal ward); transferred to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 21 November 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch (venereal ward), 24 November 1916; discharged from NZ Command Depot (venereal ward), 16 January 1917. Transferred to 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 30 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh: mild), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station; to 56th General Hospital, Etaples, 5 October 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 10 October 1917; to No 14 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 16 October 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 17 December 1917; to NZ Wing, Corps Reinforcements Camp, Abeele, 29 January 1918. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 February 1918 (lice), and discharged to duty same day. On leave to United Kingdom, 8 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 1 March 1918. Joined 2nd NZ Entrenching Bn, 27 March 1918. Appointed Temporary Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 13 April 1918. On leave to Paris, 26 June 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 10 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 6 September 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 23 September 1918. Relinquished appointment as Temporary Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 16 October 1918. Joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 16 October 1918, and posted to 1st (Canterbury) Company. Detached to Officers' Training Corps, England, 26 October 1918; posted to 13th Officer Cadet Bn, The hutments, Newmarket, 8 November 1918. Admitted to No 1 Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, 30 January 1919 (no further details). Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 14 February 1919. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 30 April 1919 (trench fever); discharged from hospital, 27 May 1919. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 11 June 1919 (inflammation of connective tissue, left knee); discharged to NZEF Headquarters, London, 18 June 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Athenic', 14 July 1919; discharged, 29 September 1919. War service: 3 years 149 days (of which 3 years 12 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 69 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 36 File 0364072, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |