Private

John Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter and Christina Aitken, of Govan, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3979
Name:
John Aitken
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W. Aitken (brother), care of D.I.C., Kaikoura, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 November 1918
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:
04 March 1916
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (8 April 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Aitken
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