MITCHELL, Royal Ernest Henry
| Service Number: | 6068 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willenabrina, Victoria, 26 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hopetoun, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hopetoun West Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6068, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6068, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6068, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6068, 39th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6068 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Older brother of 7116 Pte. Robert Daniel Mitchell (/explore/people/59620) who died the day before, also in Belgium.
"Flags were flying at half-mast in Hopetoun again yesterday. Truly this district is paying a heavy toll in comparison with the number of volunteers who left. This time distressing news was that two brothers, Privates Roy and Robert Mitchell, had paid the supreme sacrifice. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mitchell, of Hopetoun West, and they were born and reared in the district. The greatest sympathy is felt for the bereaved ones in the loss of two such fine lads." - from the Hopetoun Courier and Mallee Pioneer 16 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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