AITKEN, George Fawcett
| Service Number: | 575 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woolpresser |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A41 Bakara from Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 575, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 575, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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31 Battalion
Rank - Private
14 March 1916 - Promoted to Corporal
20 July 1916 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the neck
7 August 1916 - Discharged from hospital to base
28 August 1916 - Embarked HT Brighton at Calais for hospital in Enland. Hernia operation
29 Auguat 1916 - Admitted to Edmonton Hospital
23 October 1916 - To hospital , Myalgia
17 November 1916 - Discharged from hospital
27 May 1917 - Proceeded to France
22 June 1917 - Returned to unit
28 February 1918 - Promoted to Lance Segeant
8 May 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Karoa
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of David and Jane Aitken of 40 Footscray Road, Kensington. Brother of 423 Sergeant Major Alfred Charles Victor Aitken, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; 1113 Pte Colin Robert Aitken, 31st Btn, died of wounds, 21 July 1916