| Birthplace | Beith |
|---|---|
| Sex | male |
| Parish | Beith |
| Census | 1901, 1911 |
| Age | 0 |
| E.D.O.B | 16/10/1894 |
| Date of death | Unknown |
| Rank | Lance Corporal-promoted C.QM Sergeant 5th HLI and Q.M. in 52nd CC |
| Number | Cyclist Corp 27, 19630 . HLI 19630 |
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| Regiment | Ayrshire Cycle Corps |
| Batallion | Army Cyclist Corp |
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| Speirs School | 1907 Aitchison, William C |
| Church Memorial | |
| Other Memorials | Beith School Roll of Honour |
| Medals and Awards | 1415star, bwm, vicmed |
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| Residence | The Newton, Wilson Street Beith |
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| Parents | William and Annie Aitchinson [Manager Furniture Factory] The Newton, Wilson Street |
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| Notes | Possible birth on scotlandspeople: William Charles Aitchison,1894, 581/203 Beith/Ayr. Beith School Roll of Honour of who served. 1901 Census address: Newton, Beith. William Aitchison, Head, 48, Manager Cabinet Factory, Annie (Johnston) 46, Jeanie 22, Annie 21, Margaret 16, Mary J 13, Agnes H 10, William C 6, James 1, Isabella Mitchell 21, Visitor. 1911 Census address: 35 Wilson St, Beith, William Aitchison, Head, 57, Cabinet Factory Manager, Annie, 56, Elizabeth 29, Agnes H 24, William C 16, James 11. Father died in 1925 aged 72 years. Sister Elizabeth drowned at sea 1915. Mother died at Skelmorlie in 1931 aged 78. |
| Sources | Beith School Roll of Honour Medal Index Card. Available Ancestry Scotlandspeople.gov. Spiers School Register. Available Beith Townhouse. Old Spierians who Served in WW1. Leaflet available Beith Townhouse. Monumental Inscriptions Book. Available Beith Lilbrary. |