James MITCHELL

Regimental number3106
Place of birthViolet Town, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLooo fireman
AddressBuffalo River South, via Myrtleford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, W. Mitchell, Buffalo River South, via Myrtleford, Victoria
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: R1537 Pte Henry Leslie MITCHELL, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919; 2727 Sergeant John Pascoe MITCHELL, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919; 1244 Pte Robert Martin MITCHELL, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 December 1921
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis