Alfred Charles MITCHELL

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MITCHELL, Alfred Charles

Service Number:	2746
Enlisted:	21 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stratford, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Stratford, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Stratford State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Saw Miller
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stratford Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Windows & Plaque, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2746, Depot Battalion
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2746, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2746, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2746, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2746 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Alfred was age 21 when killed, previously a saw mill hand in Stratford Gippsland Victoria.

Just prior to going to France he was found guilty, of conduct to the prejudice of good order & military discipline in that he at Moascar Camp at about 1900 8/6/16 by attending a school where gambling was being conducted, facilitated. awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2.

No details on his death, posted missing, 19 July 1916 until a Court of Enquiry, (13 months later) held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced his fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

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