Regimental number | 5031 |
Place of birth | Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Pittencrief School, Dunfermline, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Jumbunna PO, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A R Aitken, Woodhead Street, Dunfirman, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in the Dumfermline Volunteers Black Watch. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | White House Cemetery (Plot III, Row P, Grave 18), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Hyslop and Anne Robertson AITKEN. Native of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |