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a soldier of the border regiment
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Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	Maxwell Aiken
Rank (highest)	Private
Service Number	30133
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	Carlisle / Cumberland
Born	Donaghadee / County Down / Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish / British
Parents	Henry and Agnes Aiken 5 Skiddaw Street / Silloth / Cumberland.
Residence(s)	Silloth
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	23 April 1918
Age	21
Cause of Death	d.
Burial Type	Grave
Reference Number	P.IX.B.1A.
Resting Place	St. Sever Cemetery Extension Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 49.41035 / Longitude: 1.06698
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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