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James Russell Aitken
1886 - 1917 (31 years)-
Name James Russell Aitken Birth 19 Jul 1886 Hilderstone Old Glebe, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland 
Gender Male Death 4 Oct 1917 Poelcappelle, Flanders, Belgium Burial Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium Person ID I5179 OrwinMillar Last Modified 12 Jan 2021
Father Peter Aitken, b. 1854, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 20 Oct 1937, Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 83 years)Mother Janet Laurie Russell, b. 3 May 1856, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland d. 13 Jun 1934, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 78 years)Marriage 3 Sep 1885 Hilderston Hill, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland - Witnesses at the wedding of Peter Aitken and Janet Russell were John Pender and Janet Roberts
Family ID F1635 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Margaret Pender, b. 23 Sep 1876, Balbardie Gatehouse, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 12 Dec 1925, Seafield Farm, Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 49 years)Marriage 10 Dec 1914 34 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - Note was made on her Marriage Cerificate that Magaret and James were cousins
Family ID F1641 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Oct 2018
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Notes - James Aitken and his wife Margaret Pender were residing at Bathgate when he enlisted in the army, at Glencorse Army Barracks, Edinburgh, previously he had been a Territorial, in the R.A.S.C., number 325316. He was Private 45313, in the 7th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment, when he was killed in action, probably at the third battle of Ypres.
James died on 4 Oct 1917, in Flanders, Belgium, and was buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Name: James Russell Aitken
Gender: Male
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 45313
Regiment or Ship: South Staffordshire Regiment
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1886
Birth Place: Torphichen, Bathgate
Marriage Date: Dec 1914
Marriage Place: Edinburgh
Enlistment Date: Apr 1917
Death Date: 4 Oct 1917
Death Place: Poelcappelle
Father: Peter Aitken
Mother: Jessie Lawrie Russell
Spouse: Margaret Pender
Volume: Volume 4
- James Aitken and his wife Margaret Pender were residing at Bathgate when he enlisted in the army, at Glencorse Army Barracks, Edinburgh, previously he had been a Territorial, in the R.A.S.C., number 325316. He was Private 45313, in the 7th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment, when he was killed in action, probably at the third battle of Ypres.