Robert MITCHELL

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Service Number:	1001
Enlisted:	9 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Newmilns Public School, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation:	Carpenter/Joiner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1001, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 1001, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 1001, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
19 Jun 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1001, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the abdomen and evacuated on board HS Gascon

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Arrived in Australia aged 23 years

Son of Matthew and Kate Mitchell of Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland. Brother of Jean Mitchell and Mary B. Mitchell Newmilns, Ayrshire.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Newmilns Territiorisl Forces, Ayrshire, Scotland