Regimental number | 4971 |
Place of birth | Lerwick, Shetland, England |
Other Names | Robert Andrew |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Master tailor |
Address | Goodwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jane Drummond Aitken, Mitchell Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A37 Barambah on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4071 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | AIF Burial Ground (Special Memorial 13), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew John and Christina AITKEN; husband of Jane Drummond AITKEN, 12 Japan Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |