AITKEN, Josephus Alexander
Service Number: | 2862 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
Schooling: | Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Steel Moulder |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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15 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
15 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2862 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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58 Battalion
Rank - Private
7 January 1916 - Disembarked Alexandria from Lemnos, general Gallipoli evacuation
22 February 1916 - Transferred to 60th Bn
24 February 1916 - Taken on strength
16 March 1916 - Transferred to 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir
17 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
23 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles, France
15 July 1916 - Killed in action, France
Believed to be buried in the Rue Petillon Military Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Thomas and Catherine Aitken of 64 Cole Street, Williamstown, Victoria