Regimental number | 1068 |
Place of birth | Woodside South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cleaner, SA Railways |
Address | c/o E Wiese, 13 Edmond Avenue, New Parkside, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Mitchell, Woodside, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Woodside Uniting Church Graveyard, South Australia. Parents: Robert and Lucia Agnes MITCHELL, Woodside, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |