Walter Sydney MITCHELL

MITCHELL, Walter Sydney

    Service Number: 4676
    Enlisted: 17 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1893
    Home Town: Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Petersham Superior Public School and Burwood Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Died of Wounds, No45 Casualty Clearing Station, Pozieres, France, 20 July 1916, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
    Plot I. Row B. Grave 20. Inscription: GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOME BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4676, Depot Battalion (AIF), Holsworthy, New South Wales
    15 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
    15 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    22 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Invernia"
    28 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Left Femur
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4676, 1st Infantry Battalion, Died of Wounds - Received in Action -- G.S.W. Left Femur -- No45 Casualty Clearing Station, France

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