Archibald Aitken (aka Millar/ Miller) (Archie)
Personal details
| Mother's name | Margaret Bell Aitken (nee Liddell) |
| Father's name | James Aitken |
| Date of death | Monday 8 May 1916 |
| Place of death | France |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Wednesday 18 August 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Rank at discharge | Private |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 19th Battalion |
| Company | 6th Reinforcement |
| Awards | 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll |
Story
Private Archibald Aitken (Service no. 2800) was born in Scotland and travelled to Australia in 1910 with his 14 year old brother James. He came to the Illawarra and gained employment as a miner.
He enlisted in the AIF as Archie Aitken Millar (also spent Miller)and embarked with 6th Reinforcement, 19th Battalion on HMAT A14 Euripides on 2nd November, 1915. After training in Egypt where he would have met up with his brother he went with the Battalion to France. Archie was killed in action in France on 8th May, 1916.
He is buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery Plot 4, Row A, Grave 2, at Bois-Grenier, France.
Information sources
NAA: B2455, MILLAR A ARelated links
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067564/RCDIG1067564--60-.JPG
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=208014
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/58937/AITKEN,%20ARCHIBALD
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1639238/