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George Aiken

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Headstone of Cpl George AIKEN 50660. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 26S, Plot 24. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Cpl George AIKEN 50660. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 26S, Pl …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Aiken AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 50660 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1906 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 18 Pine Hill Tce., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Fettler/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. L. Aiken, 18 Pine Hill Tce., Dunedin (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.3 Cabinetmaker/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.3
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.3
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    8 July 1959 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 55 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 26S, Plot 24 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 8 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1942 to 30th June, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.3 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      pp.3-5. AWMM
    • Nominal Rolls - Embarkation N-Force [Norfolk Force Embarkation Rolls], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1428 (R22440218) AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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