Allan Anderson Aitken

1889 - 1959  (69 years)

• Name	Allan Anderson Aitken
  Birth	15 Sep 1889	Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jan 1959	Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I7928	OrwinMillar
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken,   b. 28 Feb 1834, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1913, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Jane Noble,   b. 8 May 1846, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Aug 1927, Newcastle, Northumberland, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1867	Vaughan, York, Ontatio, Canada
  	Name Jane Noble Spouse Rev. William Aitken Mother Sarah Macquarry Father Joseph Birth 1846 - Vaughan Township Marriage 8 May 1867 - York Residence Vaughan Township
  Family ID	F2605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phyllis Osler,   b. 4 Apr 1902, York, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Apr 1978 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1929	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Sarah Ann Aitken,   b. 25 Sep 1930   d. 20 Apr 2020 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F2947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  The following history of Allan's military/naval service needs further scrutiny. Dates do not tally. There is a letter, in the Winston Spencer Churchill records, from Sir Max Aitken, dated 10 Sep 1914. The letter is a letter of thanks from Sir Max thanking Winston Churchill for obtaining a commission for his brother Allan into the Royal Naval Division. The "Who's Who" Information is suspect if the following is correct. "Served with the Royal navy 1914-1916. Retiring from the navy becoming a Lieutenant in the RNR. He then joined the Canadian Army in which he served with the 11th CIF and the CEF as a Brigade Major. Awarded the Military Cross, when he was Major with the 4th Canadian Division WW1. He was wounded at Gallipoli, (something strange here because if he was injured at Gallipoli, which was evacuated in Dec 1915, whilst he was in the army, yet supposedly he was in the navy at that time. Also the 4th Canadian Division was formed by Canadians in the UK in 1916The following history of Allan's military/naval service needs further scrutiny. Dates do not tally. There is a letter, in the Winston Spencer Churchill records, from Sir Max Aitken, dated 10 Sep 1914. The letter is a letter of thanks from Sir Max thanking Winston Churchill for obtaining a commission for his brother Allan into the Royal Naval Division. The "Who's Who" Information is suspect if the following is correct. "Served with the Royal navy 1914-1916. Retiring from the navy becoming a Lieutenant in the RNR. He then joined the Canadian Army in which he served with the 11th CIF and the CEF as a Brigade Major. Awarded the Military Cross, when he was Major with the 4th Canadian Division WW1. He was wounded at Gallipoli, (something strange here because if he was injured at Gallipoli, which was evacuated in Dec 1915, whilst he was in the army, yet supposedly he was in the navy at that time. Also the 4th Canadian Division was formed by Canadians in the UK in 1916) Allan was a Stockbroker dealing in securities for his brother, Lord Beaverbrook He was a Vice President of Price Bros., Director of National Life Insurance and Weldon Investments Ltd. and others. Allen A Aitken Residence 1940 - St. Antoine; Westmount, Québec, Canada

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).