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a soldier of the border regiment
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Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	Gilbert Aikens
Rank (highest)	Private
Service Number	16310
Company	D Company
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	Maryport / Cumberland
Born	Netherhall / Cumberland
Nationality	English
Parents	Mr A. and Mrs N. Aikens 100 Ellenborough, Maryport
Residence(s)	Ellenborough / Cumberland
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	9 March 1916
Age	18
Cause of Death	Died of wounds
Burial Type	Grave with headstone and additional family inscription: DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE REMEMBERED BY FATHER,MOTHER SISTERS, BROTHERS
Reference Number	B.70.
Resting Place	Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.0029 / Longitude: 2.58196
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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 [[Category:Roll of Honour]]