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William Alexander MITCHELL

Regimental number3096
Place of birthWhyte-Yarcowie South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressYarcowie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Andrew Mitchell, Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 March 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Janet MITCHELL, Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MITCHELL William Alexander

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