Regimental number | 20208 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Technical School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cadet engineer Railway |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Euphemia Aitchison, Durham Street, off Junction Road, Clayfield, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Field Company Engineers, September 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | In railway accident near Arras |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Duisane British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave 2), Etrun, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Euphemia M AITCHISON. |
Family/military connections | Twin brother John, Signaller to Headquarters in Palestine. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |