Henry George MITCHELL

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Service Number:	159
Enlisted:	19 January 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, June 1895
Home Town:	Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Occupation:	Loco-cleaner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 May 1917
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Strand Military cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 11), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Loco Employees Great War Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, St Mark's HR Islington, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll

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19 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 159, 35th Infantry Battalion
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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