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James MITCHELL

Regimental number80
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBovril extract maker
Address172 Harris Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height4' 10.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Mitchell, 184 Campbell Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRandwick, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 September 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date31 August 1951
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 16 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: dilated heart and shell shock), Sydney, 8 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death not attributed to War Service.
Date of death31 August 1951
SourcesNAA: B2455, MITCHELL James

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