MITCHELL, Archibald McFayden
| Service Number: | 898 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 898, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 898, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 898, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Employed as a Waiter at the Gippsland Hotel, Swanson Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of Catherine Mitchell, of 50, Chapel St., Rutherglen, Scotland, and the late James Mitchell.
The date on which he was killed is not known with certainty; it is believed he died between 08/05/1915 and 13/05/1915.
He is one of 11 Australian soldier casualties of the Great War who are remembered on the Rutherglen war memorial.
The listing of names and the nationality of the force with which they served is not entirely accurate.
The main memorial, The Cenotaph, was constructed in the 1920's and stands at the west end of Rutherglen Main Street. A further memorial stands in Rutherglen cemetery. Although the Sword of Remembrance memorial at the entrance to Rutherglen Cemetery, again constructed in the early 1920's, contains an inscription it contains no names unlike the Cenotaph.
The main memorial was unveiled on 26th October 1924; the memorial itself was by Robert Gray sculptors of Glasgow, and the bronze figure of 'Courage' is by George Henry Paulin.
The provost of Rutherglen called a meeting on 10th May 1920 to consider the erection of a memorial. After some debate it was decided to erect a commemorative memorial rather than a utilitarian memorial such as a hospital or social club. By 1921 the decision was taken to halt fund raising " in respect that there was at present in the Burgh considerable distress in consequence of the large amount of unemployment for which a Public Relief Fund was presently being raised". It is worth remembering that the vast majority of war memorials were erected by public subscription made up from large numbers of small donations from ordinary people who by 1921 were suffering badly from high unemployment.
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