Private

Robert Francis Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Barbara Aitken, of Pleasant Point, Timaru, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
14044
Name:
Robert Francis Aitken
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Robert Aitken (father), Opihi, Pleasant Point, via Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
WEllington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England (22 August 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. H. 39.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Francis Aitken
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