Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Desvres, France. 29 December 1917. Group portrait of the NCOs of the 31st Battalion at Desvres.
- Australian War Memorial Collection. http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E01618
Sgt 575 George Fawcett Aitken, 'C' Coy 31st
Bn, from the AWM E01618 photo. Courtesy of
Peter Nelson.
Aitken G F Pte 535 George Fawcett 31 Inf Bn 33 Woolpresser Single C of E
Address: Kensington, Wolseley Pde, 11
Next of kin: Aitken, David, father, 11 Wolseley Pde, Kensington
Enlisted: 9 Nov 1915
Embarked: A62 Wandilla 9 Nov 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Aitken A C V Sgt 423 brother
Aitken C R Pte 1113 brother KIA
Mr. and Mrs. David Aitken, of Wolsely parade, Kensington, have received news that their youngest son, Private Colin Aitken, has died of wounds received on the French front on July 21, and that his brother, Corporal George Aitken, has been severely wounded.
CALL FOR MEN. (1916, August 12). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 20. Retrieved July 5, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1593355
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