PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	John AITCHISON
Birth date and place	c. 1821 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	32 Brewer Street, Greenwich, Kent (1851). See Muster below (1841, 1851).
Trade	Painter.
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 10 ins. Complexion: tanned. Eyes: grey. Hair: grey.
Marriage date and place	4 Mar 1851 St Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent.
Spouse	Jane Elizabeth MASON. Died 30 Aug 1900, Perth. Buried 31 Aug 1900, East Perth Cemetery.
Children	James George b. 1852, Fremantle, Western Australia. Charles b. 1856, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Death date and place	See left sidebar.
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#322 Sapper.
Attestation date and place	9 May 1841 [WO11-94].
Service/Campaigns	Gibraltar 6 years 4 months. Australia 10 years 4 months.
Musters	WO11-94 Detachment, Woolwich. Joined from Glasgow 21 Jun 1841 (1841). WO11-123 2nd Company Woolwich (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-199 (1861) Western Australia.
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	None.
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	21 Dec 1861 Perth, Western Australia.
Length of Service	20 years 3 months.
Chelsea Pension Reference	No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. WO131-0042 Deferred Pension. Examination May 1862.
Post Discharge Residence	Western Australia.
Pension District	Not applicable.
Pension	Deferred Pension at age 60 with gratuity (see left sidebar).
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ship	Anna Robertson
Departure and Arrival dates	Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851.
Occupations post-arrival in WA	Instructing Warder [Barker p.2].
Subscriptions to Funds	Indian Relief Fund 1858.
Land Acquisition	Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15].
Newspaper Articles	Perth Gazette 20 Jun 1862 (Police Court witness).
Ship ex-WA	Not applicable
Departure date and destination	Not applicable