John AITCHISON

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Service Number:	3227
Enlisted:	4 January 1917, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 12 November 1896
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 12 August 1966, aged 69 years
Cemetery:	Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Plot: Wall 6, Section 5
Memorials:

4 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3227, Brisbane, Queensland
10 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
10 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne
26 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
8 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 67th Squadron for trade test
12 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Horse Regiment
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 5th Light Horse Regiment

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The two enlisted children of James Aitchison and Euphemia Maxwell (née Christison) Aitchison of Clayfield, Queensland:-

3227 Pte. John Aitchison - returned to Australia;