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Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
14265 AITKEN 1633229 William H. 243

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private Company K, 30th Infantry Killed in Action 7/25/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
7/ /1918

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
C-164 
9331 Grave 49, Isolated Grave, Cmme. Charteve, Aisne, 49 NE
E193.04 N263.37  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/13/1919 Cemetery 608 
11734 & 20577 In:  Grave 203, Section R, Plot 4, American B/A Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne

Emergency Address Mrs. George E. Aitken, (Mother), Chico, California. Notified Emergency Address
3/12/1919, Renotified 5/26/1919, Form 107: 12/12/1919

R.B. Sketch No.
5761
Photograph No.
F-18376
 

Grave Marker Name Peg
  
Cross
  Yes  
Head Board
  
Bottle
  
Ident. Tag Buried with body
  
On grave marker
  

Remarks: E/A pre. reported as Mrs. George Aitken , (Mother), Box 653, chico, Calif. Renotification due to error in coding Cty., previously reported in C-71.  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 4/5/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 5/25/1922
Shipped to Brooklyn, New York on 5/27/1922 aboard the Somme
Arrived at Brooklyn, New York in Consignment #66 on 6/7/1922
Shipped on 6/24/1922 to Mr. David Aitken, R.F.D. #1, Box #70, Chico, Cal.
Received at Destination  on 6/29/1922 by Above
Emergency address notified on 9/12/1922

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