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Albert AITKEN

Regimental number2333
Place of birthBunyip, Victoria
Place of birthStratford, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Mrs P Pooley, Sale, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1918
Place of enlistmentBunyip, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Persia on 10 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death23
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave 32), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
SourcesNAA: B2455, AITKEN Albert

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