John Alexander AITKEN

Regimental number12133
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Aitken, South Oamaru, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBirmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery (Row B10, Grave No. 666), Warwickshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs W. Aitken, 294, Vogel Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 12

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