AIKMAN, William Henry
| Service Numbers: | 2529, 2329 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1888 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick-layer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Plot 111, Row R, Grave 1, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2529, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2529, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2329 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-17 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"AIKMAN.— In loving memory of my dear husband, Private William Henry Aikman, late 10th Battalion, killed in action, France, July 17, 1917, on active service two years and nine months. R.I.P. In- serted by his loving wife and stepdaughter, Dorothy.
AIKMAN.— Killed in action July 17, 1918, William Henry, son of the late John Aikman of North Syd- ney. Inserted by his mother and two sisters.
AIKMAN.— Our dear friend Private William Henry Aikman, late 10th Battalion, killed in action in France, July 17, 1918. Gone, but not forgotten. Inserted by his loving friends, Lucy and Benjamin Duke and family." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 10 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
19 Battalion
Rank - Private
29 January 1916 -To hospital, Diptheria
2 March 1916 - Returned to duty
18 March 1916 - Proceeded to join B.E.F at Alexandria
23 March 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles
29 July 1916 - Wounded in action, gunshot wounds to face, arm and leg
2 August 1916 - To hospital in England
19 November 1916 - Rejoined unit in France
30 December 1916 - To hospital, scabies
29 January 1917 - Admitted for boils
15 March 1917 - March in to Etaples
4 November 1917 - To England on leave
22 November 1917 - Rejoined unit
15 April 1918 - To hospital, scalded arm
21 May 1918 - Marched in to Havre
22 May 1918 - AWOL for half an hour. Fined 10 days pay
31 May 1918 - March out to unit
1 June 1918 -Rejoined unit
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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