AITCHISON, John Edward Gyler
| Service Number: | 4132 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fruiterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot I. B. 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4132, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4132, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4132, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
He married Violet May Middleton in 1908 in Victoria. They had two children during their marriage. He died as a young father on 28 June 1916 in Hainaut, Belgium, at the age of 33.
His younger brother 399 Cpl. Angus Campbell Aitchison 6th Battalion AIF was killed in action 25th April 1915, age 29.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Edward AITCHISON was born in Geelong, Victoria in 1883
His parents were John AITCHISON and Annie McDONALD
Biography contributed by Fiona Andrews
His middle name Gyler ;is in tribute to the ancestor Sarah GYLER born in Londonderry. She married John AITCHISON from County TYRONNE. They emigrated to Victoria. Their son also John Aitchison emigrated from Glasgow to Victoria. They were master bakers and set up in Geelong where John was born. ANNIE MCDONALD was the daughter of Donald MCDonald and MARY MITCHELL. DONALD came from near Talisker on SKYE while Mary came from Corifin COUNTY Clare. She came out to be a governess but fell in love with DONALD who was working on the roads on the BELLERAINE PENINSULAR . Could descendants please contact me on Fionaandrews00@gmail.com as I have documents, and information you should have access to.
'Killed in action 28th June 1916 in Belgium. Buriel 28th June 1916 Berks Cemetery Extension -Rosenberg Chateau Military Cemetery was used by the fighting units from November 1914 toAugust 1916. The extension was begun in May 1916 and used until March 1918. Together the extension and cemetery were sometimes referred to as 'Red Lodge'. AItchison means red soil.
He had two children -Thomas George was born in 1912 and died in 1914. His other son Thomas George was born in 1911 and became a Justice of the Peace in New Guinea -he died in 1999.
DONALD MCDONALD Family HISTORY GW Campbell
OUR FAMILY Book McDONALD daughter of Donald McDONALD
Family collection by Violet Campbell née Aitchison
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