Colin Campbell AWMM

Aitken AWMM

• NZ413006 AWMM
• WWII 413006 AWMM

Male AWMM

12 January 1922 Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow' Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow'

Son of Colin Campbell Aitken and of Charlotte Aitken (nee Houston), of Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotl Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 June 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/colin-campbell-aitken

Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21048, 20 MARCH 1943, PAGE 4

WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs C. C. Aitken, 478 Ormond Road, Gisborne AWMM

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21048, 20 MARCH 1943, PAGE 4

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

North Africa AWMM

Air Force AWMM

• NZ413006 AWMM
• WWII 413006 AWMM

• Royal Air Force, No. 243 Squadron RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

• Sergeant AWMM
• Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario Base Record
  Course 1: Class 40. Graduation Date: 31/12/1941. AWMM

Pilot RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

WW2 Insurance Clerk/Civilian Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow'

WW2 Vessel was Capetown Castle AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 243 Squadron Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow'

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

1 March 1943 Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow'
Age 21 AWMM
Tunisia, North Africa Martyn, 'For Your Tomorrow'

Killed in Action AWMM

Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM 10 D 4 AWMM

Sergeant-Pilot Colin Campbell; Aitken, killed by enemy action, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Aitken. He was born in Greenock,. Scotland, and came to New Zealand 18 years ago at the early age of three. He commenced his education at the Mangapapa School and the Gisborne High School, where he matriculated. While at the High School he was prominent in all sports, being in the first eleven cricket team and in the school hockey team. he was fond of the outdoor life, and on one occasion he and five other companions of his schooldays went on a bicycle tour to Dunedin, returning via Wanganui. Leaving school, he joined the staff of the Government Life Insurance Department at Gisborne, and was there when he volunteered for the R'.N.Z.A.F. in 1941. He received his wings in Canada and then proceeded to England to complete his training as a fighter pilot, afterwards being attached to a Spitfire squadron.. . His only brother, Mr. Andrew Houston Campbell Aitken, is serving in the R.N.Z.A.F. in New Zealand, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21048, 20 MARCH 1943, PAGE 4

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2104516
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
  p.59 AWMM
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
• Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744) AWMM