John Francis MITCHELL

Regimental number6345
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCosterfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, Stanley Joseph Mitchell, Costerfield via Heathcote, Victoria
Enlistment date24 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1917
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 28), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal