AITKEN, Alfred Charles Victor
| Service Number: | 423 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 423, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 423, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Railway Unit
Rank - Sergeant
27 April 1917 - Marched into Borden from Australia
21 May 1917 - AWOL for 1 day fined 1 days full pay
27 May 1917 - Embarked at Southampton for France
11 October 1917 - Promoted to C.S.M
15 March 1918 - To hospital sick
7 June 1919 - Returned to Australia on board HMAT Marathon
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Mary Aitken, McPherson Street, Casterton, Victoria. Son of David and Jane Aitken of 40 Footscray Road, Kensington Victoria. Brother of 1113 Pte Colin Robert Aitken, 31st Btn, died of wounds, 21 July 1916; 575 Lance Sergeant George Fawcett Aitken, 31st Btn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919