| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 3131776 |
| Unit # | 1st, WOR |
| Resident | Tupperville |
Regimental number: 3131776 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 63 – 45, Item: 3302, PDF:- B0063- SO45 Date of Birth 24/09/1897 at Tupperville, Kent Co., ON. Son of Alex Aitkens of Wallaceburg, ON., A single bank clerk living in Wallaceburg. MSA 545127 JC. Present Address: Wallaceburg, ON. Place of Birth: Tupperville, ON. Kent Co. Single. No military experience. Medical. Attestation: 13/03/1918 at London, ON to 1st WOR. Medical under the Military Service Act – Declaration of Recruit 25/02/18. Found on Roll of Honour, Trinity Methodist Church, Wallaceburg, ON.
Apparent age: 20 yrs., 6 Mths., Height: 5’ 9 1/2” , Girth: 34 ¼” , Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Brown. Eye-sight 20/20, Hearing: Normal both ears, Scars: 1“ Circular scar inner service, left thigh – Prior to enlistment
Discharge: 3131776 Aitkens, William Barton. 1st Dep. Batt. WOR. 25/02/19 – Served in Canada – Demobilization – Disc. Section 28/04/1918, from H.M.S. on Demobililization
Transferred to Vancouver for the “Siberian Draft”.
22/05/18 – Mumps – Woslsily Barracks, London, ON. 13/01/19 Hospitalized at Shaighnessy, Vancouver BC. Impetago 31/01/19 (Rash on face)
6/04/1919 – SOS transfer to Vancouver. TOS, No. 1 Dist. Depot. Disc at London, ON. 28/04/19. Last Pay 7/04/19 t0 38/04/10 od $24.00.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Trinity Methodist Church - Roll of Honour - Wallaceburg, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 63 – 45, LAC |
| Height | 5'9 1/2" |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Age | 20 yrs. 6 mths. |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair | Brown |
| Birthplace | 24/09/1897 at Tupperville, Kent Co., ON |
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