AITKEN, James Tod
| Service Number: | 2105 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hopkins Hill, Chatsworth, Victoria, Australia, 23 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row A, Grave 58, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Football Club Honour Roll, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2105, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2105, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
The youngest sn of late Mr. David Aitken. He was born in 1892 and entered the School in 1895. He was in the cricket and football teams from 1897 to 1899. and matriculating in 1899 then left School. He was a clerk in the office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Melbourne when he enlisted. He was drafted into the 6th Reinforcements of the 5th Battalion, and left Victoria in June 1915. He had only been four days in Egypt when he was sent to the front, and was killed a few days after he landed at Anzac in the fighting round Lone Pine.
War Services Old Melburnians 1914 - 1918
He joined Geelong Football Club in 1903 and on June 13 was named in the centre for the Pivotonians Round 8 match against St. Kilda. It was the only senior game he played.
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