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Son of Johnston and Margaret Aitkens, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He and his brother Private George Aitkens, went missing on April 23, 1915, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).
Brother of Private John Aitkens, who went missing in action on April 6, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).
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Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Biography
Private James Aitkens April 23, 1915 -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private James Aitkens
Digital gallery of
Private James Aitkens
Digital gallery of
Private James Aitkens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 3 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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