Alfred Charles Victor AITKEN

AITKEN, Alfred Charles Victor

Service Number: 423
Enlisted: 15 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Railway Unit (AIF)
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engine Driver
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World War 1 Service

15 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 423, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 423, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
7 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Railway Unit

Rank - Sergeant

27 April 1917 - Marched into Borden from Australia

21 May 1917 - AWOL for 1 day fined 1 days full pay

27 May 1917 - Embarked at Southampton for France

11 October 1917 - Promoted to C.S.M

15 March 1918 - To hospital sick

7 June 1919 - Returned to Australia on board HMAT Marathon

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Mary Aitken, McPherson Street, Casterton, Victoria. Son of David and Jane Aitken of 40 Footscray Road, Kensington Victoria. Brother of 1113 Pte Colin Robert Aitken, 31st Btn, died of wounds, 21 July 1916; 575 Lance Sergeant George Fawcett Aitken, 31st Btn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919

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