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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Captain John Douglas Aiken |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Captain |
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| Forename(s): |
John Douglas |
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| Surname: |
Aiken |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Storeman |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs C N Aiken (mother) 17 Fairview Street, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
17 Fairview Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Christchurch |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
26 Battalion |
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| Campaigns: |
Tunisia |
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| Last Unit Served: |
26 Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Tunisia |
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| Date of Death: |
24 March 1943 |
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| Age at Death: |
27 |
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| Year of Death: |
1943 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia |
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| Grave Reference: |
X. C. 19. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Charles Nelson Aiken and Eileen Harriet Crosbie Aiken (nee Spooner), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Margaret Aiken, of Port Chalmers, Otago. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Weekly News |
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| Sources Used: |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org |
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