Search results Next record Previous record Māori William Aitken PDF Key details Service numberWWI 3/159 AWMM WWI 10/159A AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Medical Corps - NZ Field Ambulance Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam AWMM SurnameAitken AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 3/159 AWMM WWI 10/159A AWMM GenderMale AWMM Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth6 June 1892 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Place of birth Birth notesson of Peter Aitken & Mary Jane nee' Neil Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 496 George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationPeter Aitken, Paerau, Otago Central, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM 14 Apr 1919 married Annie Catherine WESTOBY in Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record & Research Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignEgypt - Gallipoli; Egyptian EF & Western European - France Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record England - No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Medical Corps - NZ Field Ambulance Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Service numberWWI 3/159 AWMM WWI 10/159A AWMM Military service1914-1920 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM London Gazette 26/11/1917 AWMM 1914 - 1915 StarBritish War MedalVictory MedalMilitary Cross (MC) - William Aitken, Medical Corps - "He repeated took his bearers through heavy hostile barrage, clearing the aid-posts and searching shell-holes for wounded. His gallantry and coolness under fire was of the highest order and a splendid example to his men Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Research Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Medical practitioner AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM 25 Aug 1914 at Palmerston North Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment22yrs 1mth Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMM from Auckland, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 8 AWMM Vessel was Star of India AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, Mounted Field Ambulance AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankMajor Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Military Record Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death1958 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Research Age at death66yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Research Place of deathChristchurch, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 November 2016 - Research Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Aitken by laying a poppy. Walter Sneddon Aitken Warrick Sinclair Aitken William Aitken William Edwards Aitken William Henry Bowen Aitken Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Aitken Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22269747&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 7 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 28 November 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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