AITKEN, ANDREW, Coy. Sergt.-Major, No. 345001, 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, attd. 14th (Service) Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 8. of Robert Aitken, of 57, North Street, Montrose, by his wife, Mary A., dau. of John Dow, of Montrose; b. Montrose, 31 March, 1879; educ. Montrose Academy; was a Watchmaker; joined the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in March, 1897; was mobilized on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli from Sept. 1915, attd. to the Black Watch; proceeded to Egypt and Palestine in Dec. 1916, and to France in April, 1918, and died at No. 20 Casualty Clearing Station 2 Sept. following, from wounds received in action at Moislaus the previous day. His Commanding Officer wrote: “No one could have been keener or more enthusiastic about his work, no one took a keener interest in the company, and nothing that would help to further the comfort of the men was too much trouble. His death is a great loss to the company and battalion.” Coy. Sergt.-Major Aitken had been awarded many trophies for efficiency and good marksmanship. Hem. at Montrose, 25 Jan. 1899, Elizabeth (61, North Street, Montrose), dau. of Alexander Paterson, of Montrose, and had two sons: Alfred W., b. in 1899, and Edward, b. in 1905.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5