William Gladstone AITCHESON

AITCHESON, William Gladstone

    Service Number: 5977
    Enlisted: 14 February 1916, Townsville, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, 27 November 1894
    Home Town: Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland
    Schooling: Unknown
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eton War Memorial, Finch Hatton War Memorial, Homebush & District Honor Board, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld.
    8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
    8 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
    24 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Found guilty, of disobeying orders by leaving the ship without permission in Fremantle: awarded 8 days detention.
    18 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked,Britain
    10 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Marched in, 3rd Training Battalion, from Fovant Camp
    23 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to hospital (sick), England, and rejoined the 3rd Training Battalion from hospital.
    10 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Embarked to join the British Expeditionary, Force and marched in, with the 1st Australian Divisional Base Etaples.
    18 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5977, Taken on strength, 9th Battalion, France.
    8 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 9th Infantry Battalion, Private Aitcheson was Killed in Action, Belgium, France. Panel number 54, on the Roll of Honour of the Australian War Memorial.

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    William Gladstone AITCHESON was born in Gladstone, Queensland on 27th November, 1894

    His parents were John AITCHESON & Frances Mary JONES

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