| Regimental number | 4/934 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 39 Grange Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Aitken, 39 Grange Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of 'physical reasons') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Wounded in action, 2 September 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 5 September 1915; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 5 September 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 8 March 1916. War service: 299 days (of which 136 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 54 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22269656 |