AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameEdith May GORDON 
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111Birth Date16 May 1904112
Birth PlaceRiverton, Southland, New Zealand
Death Date2 Oct 1977113 Age: 73
Death PlaceNightcaps, Southland, New Zealand
FatherJames Anderson GORDON (~1867-1919)
MotherEsther May FERRY (1878-1966)
Spouses
1Thomas Hart AITKEN 108, G Uncle
108, G UncleBirth Date29 Jul 1900109
Birth PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoBorn at parents home in Crinan Street, Invercargill.
Death Date27 Aug 1980110 Age: 80
Death PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoBilateral Pneumothoroces (R collapsed & L collapsed), multiple rib fractures following a fall out of bed, Kew Hospital, Invercargill.
Burial Date29 Aug 1980
Burial PlaceOtautau, Southland, New Zealand
MemoRecorded on death record
OccupationRailway engine drive (<1937), Cheesemaker (1937 on Roy Francis’ birth record), Engineer (1963)
FatherThomas Hudson AITKEN (1867-1935)
MotherEmily Beatrice HART (1864-1907)
Marr PlaceOtautau, Southland, New Zealand
Marr Memoin St. Andrews Church, Otautau.
Reside Date1963116
Reside PlaceNightcaps, Southland, New Zealand
Memo12 High Street, On the electoral rolls Thomas is shown as an engineer (locomotive driver).
Reside DateAug 1980
Reside PlaceNightcaps, Southland, New Zealand
Memoin High Street, as recorded on death certificate.
ChildrenJames Douglas Allan (1927-2015)
Thomas Owen Gordon (1928-1997)
Elizabeth May (1929-2019)
Graham Albert (1931-2018)
Keith Ross (1932-2017)
(Private, Male) (1937-)
Notes for Thomas Hart (Spouse 1)
NZ Army Service - Thomas Hart Aitken
On Enlisting
New Zealand Otago Regiment, His Personal Information shows he worked as a farmer. His last employer was a Mrs Aldis of Waihoaka, Southland. His last address was c/- Mr. Chisholm, 14 Arnold St. North East Valley, Dunedin. His next of kin was his father Mr. Thomas Hudson Aitken of "Ilka"Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, Australia and a friend, Miss Kitty Clarke, Grand Hotel, Dunedin, N.Z. His religion was Presbyterian.
Summary of Service in New Zealand Army
20/03/1917 - 12/06/1917 New Zealand
12/06/1917 - 02/10/1919 Western Europe (foreign: 2 years 113 days)
03/10/1919 - 30/10/1919 New Zealand
Service details
20/03/1917 Enlisted (for duration of war)
12/04/1917 Posted to First Battalion, Otago Regiment with rank of Private
12/06/1917 Embarked "Tahiti" at Wellington
08/08/1917 Admitted Ships hospital at sea
15/08/1917 transferred to shore hospital with measles at Devonport, England
30/08/1917 discharged from hospital to Coleford
25/09/1917 marched out to Sling 26/10/1917 proceed overseas - left Sling for Etaples France 19/12/1917 posted to battalion
19/01/1918 joined British Expeditionary Force & posted 10 company
28/04/1918 to hospital sick
02/05/1918 rejoined unit by field ambulance
11/11/1918 to UK on leave ( Armistice Day)
01/12/1918 rejoined unit
25/02/1919 detached to UK
28/04/1919 to hospital Coleford
25/06/1919 discharged to Sling
18/07/1919 embark "Cordoba" in London for New Zealand
03/10/1919 New Zealand
30/10/1919 Discharged117
On Enlisting
New Zealand Otago Regiment, His Personal Information shows he worked as a farmer. His last employer was a Mrs Aldis of Waihoaka, Southland. His last address was c/- Mr. Chisholm, 14 Arnold St. North East Valley, Dunedin. His next of kin was his father Mr. Thomas Hudson Aitken of "Ilka"Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, Australia and a friend, Miss Kitty Clarke, Grand Hotel, Dunedin, N.Z. His religion was Presbyterian.
Summary of Service in New Zealand Army
20/03/1917 - 12/06/1917 New Zealand
12/06/1917 - 02/10/1919 Western Europe (foreign: 2 years 113 days)
03/10/1919 - 30/10/1919 New Zealand
Service details
20/03/1917 Enlisted (for duration of war)
12/04/1917 Posted to First Battalion, Otago Regiment with rank of Private
12/06/1917 Embarked "Tahiti" at Wellington
08/08/1917 Admitted Ships hospital at sea
15/08/1917 transferred to shore hospital with measles at Devonport, England
30/08/1917 discharged from hospital to Coleford
25/09/1917 marched out to Sling 26/10/1917 proceed overseas - left Sling for Etaples France 19/12/1917 posted to battalion
19/01/1918 joined British Expeditionary Force & posted 10 company
28/04/1918 to hospital sick
02/05/1918 rejoined unit by field ambulance
11/11/1918 to UK on leave ( Armistice Day)
01/12/1918 rejoined unit
25/02/1919 detached to UK
28/04/1919 to hospital Coleford
25/06/1919 discharged to Sling
18/07/1919 embark "Cordoba" in London for New Zealand
03/10/1919 New Zealand
30/10/1919 Discharged117