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Squadron Leader George Harley Aitchison

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Squadron Leader George Harley Aitchison Veteran

Birth
Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
25 Nov 1953 (aged 39)
Essomes-sur-Marne, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
Burial
Choloy-Menillot, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Section 5 - Section A - Grave 7
Memorial ID
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A veteran of the Second World War, Squadron Leader George Harley Aitchison was attached to AAFCE (Fontainebleau, France) at the time of his death. He was riding as a passenger with an American driving the vehicle at the time of his death.
Military Service:-
Service Number: 19608
Rank: Squadron Leader
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Age: 39
Honours/Awards: Maple Leaf Clasp, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal, and the 1939-1945 Star.

Son of James William Thomson and Harriet Matilda Aitchison; husband of Cecilia Marlene Aitchison.

S/L Aitchison died on 25 November 1953 and he was buried at the Chambiere French military cemetery in Metz France on 30 November 1953. His remains were exhumed, along with an estimated 18 other RCAF military personnel, in August 1954, and relocated at the RCAF military cemetery at Choloy France

He was an Air Cadet and a reserve in the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) before he enlisted in the RCAF on 4 April 1941.
A veteran of the Second World War, Squadron Leader George Harley Aitchison was attached to AAFCE (Fontainebleau, France) at the time of his death. He was riding as a passenger with an American driving the vehicle at the time of his death.
Military Service:-
Service Number: 19608
Rank: Squadron Leader
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Age: 39
Honours/Awards: Maple Leaf Clasp, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal, and the 1939-1945 Star.

Son of James William Thomson and Harriet Matilda Aitchison; husband of Cecilia Marlene Aitchison.

S/L Aitchison died on 25 November 1953 and he was buried at the Chambiere French military cemetery in Metz France on 30 November 1953. His remains were exhumed, along with an estimated 18 other RCAF military personnel, in August 1954, and relocated at the RCAF military cemetery at Choloy France

He was an Air Cadet and a reserve in the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) before he enlisted in the RCAF on 4 April 1941.


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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96822881/george_harley-aitchison: accessed ), memorial page for Squadron Leader George Harley Aitchison (20 Nov 1914–25 Nov 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96822881, citing Choloy War Cemetery, Choloy-Menillot, Departement de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).