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MITCHELL, George William

Service Number:	4410
Enlisted:	16 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Chewton State School, Vic.
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 8 August 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXX, Row C, Grave No. 1, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Postmaster General's Department Victoria 2

World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4410, 15th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4410, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4410, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
9 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4410, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4410 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

George William Mitchell is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.