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MITCHELL, Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Redfern, Sydney New South Wales, 18 September 1880 |
Home Town: | Ganmain, Coolamon, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Merchant |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 12 May 1917, aged 36 years |
Cemetery: |
Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Plot III, Row A, Grave 15 Headstone Inscription "HE ROSE RESPONSIVE TO THE CALL HE GAVE FOR US HIS LIFE, HIS ALL" |
Memorials: | Ganmain Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
12 May 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John MITCHELL and the late Mary NATTIMORE; husband of Ivy L. WEBER, of "Canowenda," 5 William Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia. Born at Redfern, New South Wales.