Regimental number | 16167 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Glasgow Public Board School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Brother, John Murphy Aitken, 'Strathclyde', Bellevue Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 4 years in 1st Lanarkshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Charleroi, Belgium |
Age at death | 34 |
Place of burial | Charleroi Communal Cemetery (Row R, Grave 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Helen Bell AITKEN. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |