James Garfield Alan MITCHELL

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MITCHELL, James Garfield Alan

Service Number:	806
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Violet Street School Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Armentieres, France, 19 May 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 18
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Violet Street School Private Alan Mitchell Memorial Plaque, Ironbark Private Alan Mitchell Memorial Tablet

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
19 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 806, 7th Infantry Battalion, Armentieres sector, France

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Isabella Mitchell, of 17, Hope St., Spotswood, Victoria, Australia.

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