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Rifleman DEIGHTON AITKEN

Service Number: E/30391
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Date of Death

Died 02 December 1942

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY

VIII. A. 3.

China, (including Hong Kong)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Robert S. and Lottie G. Aitken, of Grindstone Island, Province of Quebec, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
China, (including Hong Kong)
Number of casualties: 1589
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