AITCHISON, Angus Campbell
| Service Number: | 399 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Camperdown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Richmond, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 399, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 399, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 399, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 399 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 4132 Pte John Edward Gyler Aitchison 8th Battalion AIF was killed in action, 28 June 1916, at the age of 33.
Angus was husband of Clara Anne Aitchison of 11 Haines St Glenferrie Victoria. He had a daughter, Anne Grace, who was about 7 years old when her father died.
Biography contributed by Fiona Andrews
Angus's family descended from JOHN Aitchison and his wife. JOHN sn came from Londonderry; his wife from Tyrone ( her surname was Gawler). Their son JOHN came out from Glascow. Initially they lived in Geelong as John was a master baker. John's grandson George (Angus and Ted's brother); was also a baker. He was too young to enlist. I am George's grandaughter my mother Violet was Angus's neice and talked lovingly of him and Ted . Angus and Allen were Angus's nephews and bakers. They have passed on but their children survive. Violet collected and kept this documentation about her Uncles. I would like to share this with Angus and Ted's decendants.
Biography contributed by Fiona Andrews
He mentioned that his cousin Harry Sadler was travelling out in the same convey and they engaged with a German ship on the voyage out from Australia.
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