MITCHELL, Sydney James
| Service Number: | 2714 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stratford, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stratford, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stratford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Saw Mill Hand |
| 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, Stratford War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2714, Depot Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2714, 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, 2714, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2714, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brothers: 2746 Pte Alfred Charles MITCHELL, 59th Bn, killed in action the same day 19 July 1916; 414 Pte William MITCHELL, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915.
Sydney was age 23 when killed, also a saw mill hand from Gippsland Victoria. A soldier who came over with him on the Ulysses, 2717 Pte. J.B.McCormick C Company 58th Bn, stated that he saw Sydney’s body lying in No Man’s Land, half way between the German and Australian lines.
Sydney Mitchell was posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Over 13 months later he was found by a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, to be 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'
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