| Regimental number | 8/2524 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | 71 Albany Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Aitken, 71 Albany Street, Dunedin |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 4th (Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Invalided to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth Alexander Aitken, 'Gallipoli to the Somme: Recollections of a New Zealand Infantryman', London: Oxford, 1963 |