William James AITKEN

Regimental number26736
OccupationRailway shunter
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Aitken, Victoria Street, Timaru
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28

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