MITCHELL, William
| Service Number: | 414 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, An original of C Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Stratford, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Stratford, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stratford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Stratford Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Windows & Plaque, Stratford Holy Trinity Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Stratford War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 414, 8th Light Horse Regiment, An original of C Squadron | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 414, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 414, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 414, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 414 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His two brothers were killed in action on the same day at Fromelles. 2746 Pte Alfred Charles MITCHELL, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 2714 Pte Sidney James MITCHELL, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916.
William died during the ill fated charges by the 8th and 10th Light Horse Regiments at the The Nek, Gallipoli on the 7 August 1915.
In the collection of the Stratford and District Historical Society there is a Singer treadle sewing machine used by Miss Alice Mitchell of Stratford, a younger sister of William. Purchased in 1909 by Miss Mitchell’s mother, and later used by Miss Mitchell who, for the duration of the war, made two pairs of socks, a flannel singlet / shirt and a pair of pyjamas (the last two on this machine), each week, for the entire war. Miss Mitchell lost three brothers and her fiancée in World War I, and was a member of the Red cross for the two world wars, and served the organisation for over 50 years.
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