John Henry MITCHELL

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Service Numbers:	522, 639
Enlisted:	16 November 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, 11 August 1879
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Glasgow High School, Scotland
Occupation:	Mariner and Soldier
Died:	Natural causes, Fullarton, South Australia, Australia, 17 July 1942, aged 62 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)
Memorials:

16 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 522, 9th Light Horse Regiment
22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Haut Allaines, Shell wound left thigh (severe) - leg amputated above knee.
5 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant

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