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Alexander William Aitken

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Portrait of Alexander William Aitken, 42547 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Lester de Vere 9999-2017. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Alexander William Aitken, 42547 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Lester de Vere 9999-2017. …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander William AWMM
  • Surname
    Aitken AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Owen AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ42547 AWMM
    • WWII 42547 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ42547 AWMM
    • WWII 42547 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Engineer/Military Death Notice
  • Enlistment
  • 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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  • Member of the Birkenhead RSA. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 November 2017 Public source
    Age 96 AWMM
    Birkenhead, North Shore City Public source
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 29 November 2017 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM

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