Private

James Horne Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. G. G. Aitken, of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/4
Name:
James Horne Aitken
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
15 December 1887
Place of Birth: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
G.G. Aitken, 106 Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
10 Riccarton Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
04 May 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
74
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Horne Aitken
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