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AIKMAN, James (Arthur Nairn Stirling)
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2356, 6458 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, 4 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Bronchitis, Randwick Military Hospital, Sydney, 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 2019, aged 134 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Zone A Presbyterian 5D 0766, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2356, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2356, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2356, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, SN 2356, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6458, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 6458, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 6458, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 6458, 8th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Robert and Susan
Re-enlisted soon after his discharge on medical grounds in 1916 under the false Christian names of Arthur Nairn Stirling
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
James AIKMAN was born on 4th September, 1885 in Wallsend, NSW
His parents were Robert AIKMAN & Susan Mclean SHARP who married on 1st July, 1864 in Glasgow, Scotland
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