Rifleman

John Aiken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Louisa Aiken, of Dunedin; husband of Elsie Fisher (formerly Aiken), of 39, Elizabeth St., Paddington, Sydney, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
72391
Name:
John Aiken
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elsie Aiken (wife), 207 Melbourne Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Packer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
04 August 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 May 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 103
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Liverpool, England (24 June 1918)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
4. A. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
John Aiken
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