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MITCHELL, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5157 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Balmain Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 16, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5157, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5157, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5157, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 4845 Pte. Albert Edward Mitchell 59th Battalion, was killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916. Age 23.
Mother’s letter to Base Records page 40 Service File, 1918.
“…I really don’t the Military considers a mother’s feelings or else I would have heard from you before this as I have lost my two oldest sons in this cruel war and then to see this in the paper and for you not to acknowledge my letter an answer to this at your earliest convenience will oblige a mother in sorrow, Mrs. E. C. Mitchell.’
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