| Regimental number | 119 |
| Place of birth | Waratah, Tasmania |
| Other Names | Edward Kitto |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Assayer |
| Address | Zeehan, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret E Middap, 12 Whyte Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 3 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 27 August 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1019 Sapper Richard John Bowden BATTEN, 3rd Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 8 August 1919. |
