| Regimental number | 9/1009 |
| Address | Lauder |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs McCullock, Mount Pleasant Road, Brondesbury Park, London, England |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion |
| Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal 'For consistent good work and devotion to duty during the period 25th February 1918 to 16/17th September 1918. Corporal Aitken is employed on Battalion Transport and he is a capable and conscietious N.C.O. His good work has contributed to the general efficiency and to the good reports received on the Battalion Transport from Inspecting Officers.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth |