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Albert James MITCHELL

Regimental number998
Place of birthGravesend, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressRoyal Coffee Palace, Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5"
Weight138 lbs
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915.

Found guilty, 28 February 1916, of neglect of duty in that dishes in cooks lines were not clean: admonished.

Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, then transferred to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 20 May 1916 (influenza); discharged and rejoined 32nd Bn, 25 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MITCHELL Albert James

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