Regimental number | 6458 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Artisan |
Address | Golden Fleece Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs H. Stevens, Waratah House, cr Bull and Kerr Streets, Mayfield via Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Stated as nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Robert AIKMAN. |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Previously served as 2356 James AIKMAN |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916. Marched out to Fovent from No 3 Command Depot, 21 November 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 7 January 1917 (general debility); discharged, 3 February 1917, and marched into 2nd Training Bn the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 15 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 9 April 1917; taken on strength of 8th Bn, 10 April 1917. Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, 12 May 1917 (fractured ribs, accidental); transferred to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 12 May 1917; to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 May 1917; to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 16 May 1917; to England, 20 May 1917; to Birmingham War Hospital, 21 May 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 July 1917; discharged to furlough, 10 July 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 July 1917. Admitted to Brigade Hospital, 30 July 1917 (femoral boil); discharged, 10 August 1917, and marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, the same day. Marched into Parkhouse Camp for a signallers test pending transfer to Signal Engineers, 8 September 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 11 September 1917 (Class B2A). Reclassified B2B, 14 September 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 October 1917. Marched out of No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 December 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 2 December 1917. Reclassified B1A3, 10 December 1917. Reclassified B2B, 15 December 1917. Reclassified A3, 17 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 4 January 1918. Rejoined 8th Bn, 9 January 1918. Admitted to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 January 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 January 1918; to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 February 1918; to No 23 Ambulance Train, 7 February 1918; to No 53 General Hospital, Boulogne, 7 February 1918; to England, 13 February 1918; to Middlesex War Hospital, Clacton on Sea, 13 February 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 14 March 1918; discharged to furlough, 26 March 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 April 1918. Taken on strength of Permanent Cadre, No 2 Command Depot, 14 May 1918, and promoted Extra Duty Pay Corporal the same day. Promoted Extra Duty Pay Sergeant, 2 July 1918. Reverts to the rank of Private, 25 September 1918. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 9 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 27 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 May 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 8 May 1919. Died, No 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, 14 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 34 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AIKMAN Arthur Nairn Stirling |