AITCHISON, James
| Service Number: | 20208 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1917, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 12 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Central Technical College |
| Occupation: | Railway engineer cadet |
| Died: | Accidental (injuries), France, 19 April 1919, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun Plot V11, Row C, Grave 2, Duisans British Cemetery, Duisans, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20208, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 20208, Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 20208, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 13th Field Company Engineers | |
| 19 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 20208, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20208 awm_unit: 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The two enlisted children of James Aitchison and Euphemia Maxwell (née Christison) Aitchison of Clayfield, Queensland:-
3227 Pte. John Aitchison (/explore/people/261593) - returned to Australia;
20208 Sapper James Aitchison - died of (accidental) injuries.
Information from Sapper James Aitchison's Attestation Paper and Service Record, states that he died from a fractured spine at the 7th Casualty Clearing Station relating from a railway accident in France, 19 April 1919.
'ROLL OF HONOUR.
AITCHISON.- On 19th April, at 7th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, Sapper James Aitchison, 13th Field Coy., Engineers, the dearly beloved twin son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Aitchison, Denham street, Clayfleld, aged 22 years.
"Thy will be done." from The Week 16 May 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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