Regimental number | 1612 |
Place of birth | Violet Town, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 14 Beavers Road, Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Donald K. Aitken, 14 Beavers Road, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (2 years) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 June 1916. Taken on strength of 5th Australian Divisional Details, Tel el Kebir, 9 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 August 1916; marched into 15th Training Bn, England, 21 August 1916. Found guilty, 28 August 1916, of (1) disobedience of orders; (2) insolence to an NCO: awarded 5 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 28 September 1916, of being insolence to an NCO: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 November 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 12 November 1916. Proceeded to unit, 28 November 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, in the field, 30 November 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 6 November 1917; rejoined unit, 23 November 1917. Wounded in action, 13 March 1918; admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 13 March 1918 (shrapnel wounds, face and left forearm); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 March 1918; to No 12 Ambulance Train, 3 April 1918; to No 14 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 3 April 1918; to England, 5 April 1918; to No 2 Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, 5 April 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 8 April 1918; discharged to furlough, 19 April 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 4 May 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 25 May 1918. Found guilty, 4 June 1918, of being absent without leave from Guard Parade after being duly warned: award, forfeits 3 days' pay, and total forfeiture of 4 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 22 June 1918. Proceeded to unit, 24 June 1918; rejoined 59th Bn, 30 June 1918. Detached to 15th Bde Compound, 15 March 1919. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 20 March 1919, on charge of committing an offence against a person of an inhabitant of the country in which was serving, in that he on 10 March 1919 committed assault occasioning actual bodily harm: found guilty and sentenced to 90 days' Field Punishment No 2. Rejoined unit, 26 March 1919. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919; marched into No 5 Group, England, 24 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919; discharged Melbourne (termination of period of enlistment), 19 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 74 |
Place of burial | Shepparton Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AITKEN Donald Kitson |