MITCHELL, John Earl
| Service Number: | 1182 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Waratah 15th Infantry Militia member |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minmi, New South Wales, Australia, 16 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheeler |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1979, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lithgow General Cemetery, Bowenfels, New South Wales ashes interred at Col. F |
| Memorials: | Minmi Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1182, 34th Infantry Battalion, Waratah 15th Infantry Militia member | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1182, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1182, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1182, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
The Minmi Roll of Honour has 79 names inscribed of those who returned home from The Great War.
The 36th name inscribed is Lance Corporal John Earl Mitchell.
On the 6th April 1979, the funeral was held at Lithgow General Cemetery, N.S.W. for Lance Corporal John Earl Mitchell, referred to as Earl, 34th Battalion (Reg No-1182), wheeler from New Tunnel, Minmi, New South Wales and Lithgow, N.S.W. and Canterbury, N.S.W. (1954) and Capalaba, Queensland, ashes interred, date unknown at Col, F, age 81 years 4 months.
MITCHELL, John Earl, Funeral notice, 06 APR 1979, late of Capalaba, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 APR 1979.
Mr. Mitchell had died on the 3th April 1979 at Queensland.
Born at Minmi, New South Wales on the 16th November 1897 to John, died 1.6.1954, Lithgow Hospital, N.S.W., age 87, buried at Lithgow General Cemetery, N.S.W., UC1, 2B from New Tunnel, Minmi, New South Wales and 91 Ferro Street, Lithgow, N.S.W., and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, died 7.1.1934, Lithgow, N.S.W., age 61, mother of 11, sleeping at Lithgow General Cemetery, N.S.W., UC1, 2B from New Tunnel, Minmi, New South Wales and 91 Ferro Street, Lithgow, N.S.W.; husband of Eleanor Mitchell nee Norcott, married 1921, Newtown, N.S.W., died 24.1.1973, Victoria?, age 75, mother of 4, sleeping at Corryong Cemetery, Victoria.
Earl enlisted on the 31st January 1916, age 18 years 2 months, at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A20 Hororata on the 2nd May 1916.
Disembarked Plymouth, England 23.6.1916.
Proceeded O/Seas to France from Folkestone, England 21.11.1916.
Promoted to Lance Corporal 30.7.1917.
Transferred to England 13.5.1918.
Rejoined unit 26.8.1918.
Commenced return to Australia 11.5.1919.
Earl arrived home on the 28th June 1919, being discharged on the 12th August 1919.
Not officially commemorated.
I would like to see poppies placed at Earl’s plaque in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Younger brother Alexander Mitchell, born 20.7.1900, Minmi, N.S.W., onsetter's assistant from Redgate Street, Lithgow, N.S.W., enlisted 24.9.1918, Lithgow, N.S.W., age 18 years 2 months, Depot No-N94754, Private, discharged in consequence of expiration of period of enlistment.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered“.
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/minmi-roll-of-honour/.
Lest We Forget.
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