Arthur Heather AITKEN

Regimental number34304
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs I E E Aitken, Kereone Estate, Morrinsville
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on 16 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Isaline Elsie Elizabeth Aitken, 'Kereone', Morrinsville, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 4

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