Private

Walter Peter Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Isabella Aitken; husband of Gladys Aitken, of 22, Brighton St., Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
42455
Name:
Walter Peter Aitken
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G.B. Aitken (wife), 10 Ann Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bootmaker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 August 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Plymouth, England (21 May 1917)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Walter Peter Aitken
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