Private

William Alexander Aitchison

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. T. Aitchison, of North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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

Service Number: 
69046
Name:
William Alexander Aitchison
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
21 August 1879
Place of Birth:
Otago, Dunedin,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs T Aitchison, 2 Douglas Terrace, North East Valley, Dunedin
Date of Enlistment:
05 September 1917
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
Self, Dunedin
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, 10 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 October 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 March 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 101
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (8 April 1918)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. E. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Alexander Aitchison
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