Henry Claude MITCHELL

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MITCHELL, Henry Claude

Service Number:	6211
Enlisted:	7 April 1916, Killed in Action
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 November 1917
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Lismore Loyal Richmond River Lodge No 85 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6211, 25th Infantry Battalion, Killed in Action
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6211, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6211, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6211, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon
31 Oct 1917:	Wounded Private, 6211, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Died at 8.45pm 1st Canadian General Hospital of Gas Poison.

6211 Henry Claude Mitchell

Henry was the only Male Child until his brother Harold was born 09 Apr 1911. He was one of eight.
Father: Claude William Mitchell
Mother: Ann Jemima Phylis Mitchell nee McNamara
When Henry enlisted in the AIF his middle name was Charles.
When he was Killed in Action and it was reported back to his parents, His Father Claude disputed whether they had the right person as his son was Henry Claude Mitchell not Henry Charles Mitchell.

Claude requested that the Memorial Placque be changed to reflect his sons correct name, despite the enlistment paperwork clearly stating his middle name as Charles.

Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served as Henry Charles Mitchell

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