Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Peter Aitken
In memory of:
Able Seaman Peter Aitken
October 30, 1918
Military Service
VR5893
29
Navy
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
HMCS Galiano
Additional Information
Son of John Aitken and Elizabeth Gillard (formerly Aitken), of Kennedy St., Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 358 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VICTORIA MEMORIAL
British Columbia, Canada
N/A
On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the VICTORIA MEMORIAL. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Of these, 36 were from the HMCS Galiano which went down on October 30, 1918. Behind the VICTORIA MEMORIAL stands a Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of PETER AITKEN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Details
H.M.C.S. Galiano – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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