
Name
Milton John Aiken
Born
1889-05-26
From
Occupation
Minister
Religion
Methodist
Death
1971
Where Died
Hamilton, ON
Cemetery
Awards
Mentioned in Dispatches, June 22,1915, St. Julien
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
6771
Highest Rank
Captain
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
15-09-1915
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Wounded Date
1915-04-27
Wounds
Gunshot wound to the head
Wounded Where
France
Service Record 2
Highest Rank
Captain
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-08-12
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32nd Regiment and 1st Battalion
Discharge Date
1919-08-28
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
0Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
First enlisted September 15 1914, served with the 1st Battalion France 1915, Returned to Canada 1916 to accept commision in 160th, returned from England 1917 for training MSA menSources & Links
James, F. Treve and Thomas Johnston, eds. “Bruce in Khaki containing a History of the 160th Overseas Bruce Battalion and Complete Nominal Roll of all Men who were at any Time on the Strength of the Battalion.” Chesley: James and Johnston, 1934. Print.- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings

Milton Aiken on right, Chesley 1916

Pages 68-69 from Bruce in Khaki, Vol. 1, No. 5

160th Battalion, 1917, from Walkerton Herald-Times, July 5, 1934

160th Kodak Club Programme, 1916, page 3

Postcard, Charles Reed to J. Davis mentining Lt. Aiken, 1916

Rev. M.J. Aiken obituary

Page 1, Christmas Day menu, programme & roster

160th Kodak Club Programme, 1916, page 4

Syllabus, Anit-Aircraft Artillery, 1947, page 2

Newspaper article, with quotes from Sergt. Aiken

160th Kodak Club Programme, 1916, cover

160th Kodak Club Programme, 1916, page 1

160th Kodak Club Programme, 1916, page 2

Syllabus, Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1947, cover

Letter, Dec 2, 1914, p. 1

Letter, Mar 3, 1914, p. 3

Letter, Dec 2, 1914, p. 3

Letter, Dec 2, 1914, p. 2

Letter, Jun 13, 1915, p. 1

Letter,Jun 13, 1915, p. 4

Letter, Jun 13, 1915, p. 5

Letter, Jun 13, 1915, p. 2

Letter, Jun 13, 1915, p. 6

Letter, Jun 13, 1915, p. 3

Letter, Apr 11, 1915, p. 2

Letter, Apr 11, 1915, p. 1

Letter, Nov 8, 1915, p. 1

Letter, Aug 11, 1915, p. 1

Letter, Nov 8, 1915, p. 3

Letter, Nov 8, 1915, p. 2

Letter, Jan 2, 1916, p. 2

Letter, Jan 2, 1916, p. 1

Letter, Jan 2, 1916, p. 4

Letter, Jan 2, 1916, p. 3

Letter, Jly 15, 1916, p. 2

Letter, Oct 1, 1916, p. 2

Letter, Oct 1, 1916, p. 3

Letter, Oct 1, 1916, p. 4

Letter,Oct 1, 1916, p. 1

Letter, Nov 5, 1915, p. 1
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Letter, Jly 15, 1916, p. 1

Letter, Nov 5, 1915, p. 3

Letter, Nov 5, 1915, p. 2

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 1

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 3

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 4

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 5

Letter, Nov 5, 1916, p. 4

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 6

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 2

Letter, Feb 4, 1917, p. 1

Letter, Dec 15, 1916, p. 7