MITCHELL, James
| Service Number: | 4343 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 31 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4343, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4343, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4343, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of William Henry and Mary Anne Mitchell of St Marys, Tasmania. James came from a large family, with eight brothers and four sisters.
James enlisted on the same day as his brother, 4344 Pte. Sydney Albert Mitchell in the 12th Battalion. He died during the heaviest fighting at Pozieres, only a month after joining his unit in France. His brother Sydney was three times wounded during the war and returned to Australia in July 1919.
James’ youngest brother, TX3690 Private Harold Douglas Gordon Mitchell 2/40th Battalion was killed in action during the Japanese invasion of Timor during WW2 on 22 February 1942, age 36.
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