Lloyd Duncan Aitkenhead
Lloyd Duncan Aitkenhead
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Lloyd Duncan Aitkenhead, born December 18, 1924, was 17 years old when he enlisted to go to war. His family lived at 837 Carling Avenue and belonged to the Anglican Christian community. He lived with his father and mother, George and Rhoda Aitkenhead, along with his three sisters Audrey, Claire, and Evelyn. He attended Glebe & Tech Cadets for two years before leaving for the army. As said by his officer, he was young and very keen to join the army, but not as stable as he should be; however, he was suitable for more training in the army.
Lloyd Duncan Aitkenhead joined the Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment on May 12, 1942 at the Connaught Ranges. Before he joined, Hong Kong had fallen, and Canadian troops in Hong Kong were either killed or taken captive. This may have been one of the reasons why he joined the war, but on the documents his reason was stated as adventure. Previous to his enlistment in 1942, he had ran away from school to enlist twice and was only in the army a few days before his father pulled him out. Aitkenhead had four months training in Canada and three more months of advanced training in the U.K. His was a special operations executive for the Canadian division infantry reinforcement unit. He also went to France on June 6, 1944 to the battle of Normandy, D-Day.
Lloyd Duncan Aitkenhead died on July 18th, 1944. His body was found in Bény-sur-Mer, France where he was killed in action. His body is now buried in Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery which is located in Calvados, France. Aitkenhead was 19 years old when he died. He was awarded the France & Germany Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp and won the Good Conduct Badge.
Primary Source Documents : https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2058509
Works Cited
"Casualty Details." CWGC. Cwgc.org, n.d. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2058509/AITKENHEAD, LLOYD DUNCAN>.
"Articles/History/World War II/D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy." FIS RSS. Www.freeinfosociety.com, n.d. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://www.freeinfosociety.com/article.php?id=127>.
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