Virtual War Memorial | John Wesley MITCHELL DSO and Bar, MID****

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MITCHELL, John Wesley

Service Number:	VX40
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	2nd/8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tarranyurk, near Dimboola, Victoria, Australia , 16 March 1891
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Repatriation Hospital Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1969, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
13 Jul 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
21 Mar 1943:	Enlisted Lieutenant Colonel, VX40, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

24 Mar 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX40

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