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Digital gallery of Private John Wilson Aikens
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Grave marker
Birth: May 28, 1889 Puslinch Wellington County Ontario, Canada Death: Sep. 15, 1916, France Aikens, J. Wilson Private. Enlisted at London, Ontario. Born in Puslinch Township and lived with his parents on West Main St. Galt for a number of years. He received a gun shot wound in his leg and hand and died as a result on September 15, 1916 France Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. Picture from International Wargraves Photography Project -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Circumstances of Death Register: Died of Wounds. Bullet - leg and left hand. No. 49 casualty clearing station. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of JOHN WILSON AIKENS
Pte J Wilson Aikens 18th Btn from the December 1918 edition of The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario -- And in the Morning -
Biography
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Solider Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson Aikens
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson Aikens
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson Aikens
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson Aikens
Digital gallery of
Private John Wilson Aikens
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 45 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
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