Regimental number | 2042 |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Barrister |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40.8 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mabel Daisy Mitchell, 'Dane Bank', Kurraba Road, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South wales |
Previous military service | Served as 2nd Lt, Sydney University Scouts; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Unit name | Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
An Embarkation Roll for the Light Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Reinforcement, does not appear on the AWM website. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Unit: 1st Machine Gun Battalion Promotion date: 2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Mention in Despatches Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 124 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 July 1919, for onward travel by rail to Sydney; appointment terminated (discharged), Sydney, 4 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MITCHELL Ernest Meyer |