MITCHELL, Charles
| Service Number: | 337 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 14 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, To Hospital Diarrhoea. | |
| 15 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East, Served in France with 1st Battalion AIF. | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East, Suffered gun shot wound to left shoulder. Admitted to General Military Hospital Colchester, 3rd Canadian General Hospital. | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Lance Corporal 14 March 1917. | |
| 12 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 337, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked England aboard HT Anchises on 22 September 1919. |
Charles Mitchell 337 Private 1 st Battalion AIF
Charles Mitchell was born on 14 May 1894 at his family home on Parramatta Road, Burwood. This house was on the corner of Lucas Road and Parramatta Road, Burwood. He was the eighth of nine children. His three eldest brothers, Henry, Albert and Edward, were born in London. The family arrived in Sydney in 1882.
Charles's father was Malcolm James Mitchell. He was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Malcolm worked as an Engineer. Charles's mother was Jane Lammas, who was born in London. She was from a family who worked as Gunsmiths.
Charles's birth certificate records his full name as Charles Ernest Vickers Mitchell. Vickers being the family name of his paternal grandmother.
Charles occupation on his Attestation Paper was listed as Laborer. After returning from the war, Charles moved to Perth. It appears he married Maud Mary Bennett in 1929. We believe they had two sons, Collin and Graham. At one point, we believe Charles was living at 52 Collick Street, Hilton Park, a suburb of Perth.
Charles's older sister Florence Mitchell was my grandmother. We don't know when Charles died.
Submitted 14 November 2023 by Carl Parkinson