Captain

John Douglas Aiken

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Nelson Aiken and Eileen Harriet Crosbie Aiken (nee Spooner), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Margaret Aiken, of Port Chalmers, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7910
Name:
John Douglas Aiken
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Eileen Harriet Aiken (mother) 17 Fairview Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
17 Fairview Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Storeman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 26 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 March 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. C. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Tunisia
John Douglas Aiken
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