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NameAitkenDescriptionJames Liddell Aitken was born in Scotland in 1896 to James Aitken and Margaret Bell Liddell.

He came to Australia on the ship ' Commonwealth 'with his brother Archibald arriving in 1910.

He enlisted for active service at Wollongong in 1915, when he was 19 years old and he listed his uncle William Aitken, living at Mt. Kembla, as his next of kin. A telegram was sent giving permission by his" Uncle Willie and self" and signed Annie Aitken.

He was wounded in action, receiving a shell wound to his left thigh, and was medically discharged in 1917.

On his return from WWI, he married Bessie Sawtell, daughter of Alfred Edward Sawtell and Margaret Sawtell (Falloon) of 'Riversford' Tullimbar. James worked at the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Factory for many years.

James and Bessie lived at the Tullimbah (Tullimbar) Inn on the Illawarra Highway at Tullimbar.

James' brother, Archibald Aitken also enlisted for service in 1915 and sadly, he didn't return. Archibald was Killed in Action in 1916 at Pozieres, Somme, France when he was 23 years old.

On 12th of May 1922 James wrote a letter to Shellharbour Council informing them that a branch of Returned Soldiers Association had commenced in Albion Park.

James and Bessie's children were:

Margaret bn. 1918 married Edward C Relf.

Alfred James bn.1920 married Evelyn S Haywood.

Leslie Archibald bn.1923 married Mryl Young.

Eric Douglas bn.1926 married Joan Mary Griffiths.
Then Jean Minnie Fenwick.

Lillian bn.1929 married Barclay J Wilson

James Liddell died 1973 and is buried in Albion Park.

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