Robert Francis AITKEN

Regimental number14044
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Robert Aitken, Opihi, Pleasant Point, via Timaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialMartinsart British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 39), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Barbara Aitken, Pleasant Point, Timaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 34