Saddler

James Andrew Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Elizabeth Aitken, of Invercargill, New Zealand. Served with 1st New Zealand Contingent in the South African Campaign.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/416
Name:
James Andrew Aitken
Rank: 
Saddler
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Aitken (father), Mataura, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
80 Frederick Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Saddler
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessels:

Waiwera
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destinations:

Cape Town, South Africa (23 November 1899)
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Andrew Aitken
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