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Roy Stuart AITCHISON

Regimental number16808
Date of birth10 December 1895
Place of birthEsk, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
AddressEsk, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.10
Height5' 5.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Tina Aitchison, Esk, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameJanuary 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Discharge date28 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT .Mahia', 4 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 august 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q187391.
Date of death22 June 1949
Age at death53
Place of burialMount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, AITCHISON Roy Stuart

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