Gunner

William Robert Aitken

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Jessie Aitken, of 16, Currie St., Port Chalmers, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
78839
Name:
William Robert Aitken
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Aitken (mother), 16 Currie Street, Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
17 June 1919
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 October 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 111
Vessel:
Matatua
Destination:
London, England (5 December 1918)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
P. 3032.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
William Robert Aitken
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