Henry Richard Aitchison: Wednesday 1st November 1914

Henry was a bank clerk.  He joined the London Scottish.  He became Company Sergeant Major of 1^st/14^th Battalion, regimental no. 438.  He was killed in action aged 35 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate.  

Henry is one of the 717 names on the joint City and Midland Bank Memorial now in Canary Wharf.  Henry’s younger brother George is also commemorated on the SMM Memorial. Neither brother was to have a marked grave.

For more information about Henry’s family please see his brothers entry.