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| 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 
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| 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
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
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