Nova Scotia Archives
Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died
Fatality no.: 297
| Name of Deceased | Aitken, George Robertson |
| Date of Death | 6 December 1917 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 26 |
| Address | 48 North Albert Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Foreman Ironworker, S. M. Brookfield Halifax Graving Dock |
| Religion | Grove Street - Presbyterian |
| Identified by | Charles Aitken (brother) |
| Buried | Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax |
| Family | Wife Jessie Locke, 26, married, John Stephen Carroll Jan.1,1920, Ida 2, born 1915 |
| Obituary | Halifax Herald - 15 December 1917 p. 3; Halifax Herald - 2 March 1918 p. 3 |
| Sources | - City Directory 1918 - GANS list - HRC: Claims 4812 - HRC: Article 1 - HRC: List - HRC: Files: 127; ¤ City Directory: 1913-1918 |
George Robertson Aitken was registered in the Halifax Explosion Death Registration Book 1917
no. 225 on page 37 below:
