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Ronald James Duncan Aitchison

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Portrait from the Weekly News; 23 February 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from the Weekly News; 23 February 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald James Duncan AWMM
  • Surname
    Aitchison AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    80701 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hampden, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Ann Aitchison (mother), Hampden, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    80701 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    Oamaru, Otago AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ronald Aitchison was the son of Andrew Aitchison and of Ann Aitchison (nee Joyce) of Oamaru AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 39 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XIII B 6 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Hampden War Memorial Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand AWMM

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28 April 2018TonyChristchurch, New ZealandResearcher

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