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William Smith MITCHELL

Regimental number1898
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
Address1039 Punt Road, East Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Flora C Mitchell, 1039 Punt Road, East Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1898A
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen MITCHELL. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919

Other detailsWar service: Western Front Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 March 1940
Age at death64
Place of burialBurwood Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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