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Robert Frederick Aitken

In memory of:

Lieutenant Robert Frederick Aitken

April 9, 1917

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

78th Battalion

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 189 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 8.

Location:

Souchez is a village some 12 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune and ZOUAVE VALLEY CEMETERY is one mile south-east of the village. It lies in the valley which extends southwards from Souchez on the western side of Vimy Ridge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Lieutenant Robert Frederick Aitken, 25 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca/
  • Photo of ROBERT FREDERICK AITKEN– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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