AITCHISON, James
| Service Number: | 5294 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5294, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5294, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5294, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5294, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5294, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5294, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5294 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by James Fricker
James Aitchison was born in Glasgow, Scotland in May, 1885. Soon after he was born, he migrated with his family to Sydney, Australia. He grew up in the Sydney suburbs of Annandale and Liechardt.
Before he enlisted to war, Aitchison worked as a butcher. There is no known evidence that James had any kind of previous military service and no information about his family could be found.
Aitchison enlisted in Sydney, New South Wales, on the 13th March, 1913. His last unit was in the 51st Infantry Battalion.
Aitchison was killed in action in France on the 25th of April, 1918. Although there is no known grave of him, his name is engraved in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery located in Picardie, France.
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