John AITCHISON

AITCHISON, John

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
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World War 1 Service

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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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

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

20208 Sapper James Aitchison (/explore/people/342838) - died of (accidental) injuries;

3227 Pte. John Aitchison - returned to Australia;