Company Sergeant Major

John Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George K. and Julia Aitken, of The Manse, Featherston. Native of Queensland, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1391A
Name:
John Aitken
Rank: 
Company Sergeant Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Reverend G.K. Aitken (father), Methven, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of George Aitken, Gisborne, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
18
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Aitken
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