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NAME:                      Aiken, William James
RANK:                      Chief Petty Officer
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             H.M.S. Albemarle
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         161866
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died from injuries on HMS Albemarle 7th November 1915 during a storm - fractured skull
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Osmondwall New Cemetery, Longhope, Orkney. 
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 41. Born 30th August 1875 at St James, Westminster. Joined 1st November 1894.
                           Son of William John & Emily (nee Baxter) Aitken
                           Husband of Maria Aiken of 77 London Avenue, Portsmouth.