MITCHELL, Henry George
| Service Number: | 159 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Loco-cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 May 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Loco Employees Great War Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Islington St Mark's Honour Roll, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 159, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 159, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 159, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 159, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 159 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Henry George MITCHELL (Service Number 159) was born in Goulburn on 22nd July 1895. He joined the NSW Government Railways as a cleaner (first step on the career path of an engineman) at the Hamilton locomotive depot in May 1914. In January 1916 he enlisted in the AIF in Newcastle.
He was allotted to the 35th Battalion (‘Newcastle’s Own’). He embarked from Sydney in May 1916. On the voyage he was appointed Lance Corporal. He was landed in England in July. In August he was appointed Corporal, and a day later Sergeant. In November he was sent to France. In January 1917 he was attached to the Railway Construction Dept., West Capell. A month later he re-joined his unit after that attachment.
He was killed in action on 29th May 1917, and buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood, 2¼ miles SSW of Messines, Belgium.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.