Arnold Maxwell (Barney) MITCHELL

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MITCHELL, Arnold Maxwell

Service Number:	WX11632
Enlisted:	9 April 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia, 16 March 1919
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Kalbarri, Western Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Kalbarri Memorial Garden, Yarloop Cookernup Wagerup Honor Roll

World War 2 Service

9 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX11632, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
6 Mar 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX11632, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion

Barney got around a bit.

Although Barney enlisted with the expectation of joining the 2/16th Battalion, he went to the 2/48th Battalion. However my father Bill Mitchell "claimed" Barney to join him in the 2/43rd Battalion. They served in Tobruk from July until the Battalion was evacuated. Dad and Barney decided that they should separate to "Minimize the risk" in todays jargon. Dad stayed with 2/43rd and Barney transferred to the 2/16th Battalion where he wanted to be originally. He came back Home and then on to the Kokoda Track.

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