Biographies of some of those on the Roll of Honour.
2nd Lieut. Andrew Danskine Aitken, 1st Lowland Field Company, Royal Engineers
Andrew Danskine Aitken was born in Glasgow on 15 July 1882, the son of John Aitken (age 45), grocer, who was also a town councillor, and his wife Janet Danskine (age 29).
Andrew was articled to John Scotland from 1897 and then moved to become assistant to Thomas Dykes & Robertson from 1900, and to James Miller (1861-1947) from 1904, attending the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. He commenced independent practice in Airdrie in 1906 and taught architecture at some point prior to 1906 at Coatbridge Technical Institute and later at Airdrie High School. He passed the qualifying examination and was elected ARIBA on 5 March 1906, his proposers being James Miller, Thomas Lennox Watson and John Keppie. He practised briefly in Airdrie but joined up in January 1915, being posted initially in the Dardanelles where he received his commission. He was killed in action in Egypt on 4 August 1916 (age 34) while serving as Second Lieutenant with the Royal Engineers, Lowland Field Company.
Cemetery: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery; Grave Reference: F. 124.