Edward Bouchier AITKEN

Regimental number24/670
AddressPrince of Wales Hotel, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss E Aitken, Riccarton Road, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Army Service Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Army Service Corps, left New Zealand on board four ships, HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 10 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialQuarry Cemetery (Plot VI, Row I, Grave No 8), Montauban, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James H. Rigg Aitken and Jessie Aitken
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Army Service Corps/2nd NZRB