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MITCHELL, James Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 523 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Delamere, South Australia, Australia, 17 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Delamere, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Accident, Fall from horse, Normanville, South Australia, Australia, 16 November 1940, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Angaston Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Second Valley War Memorial |
Service History
Peacetime
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 523, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 523, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 523, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
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Personal Stories
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
For great gallantry and devotion to duty. On 1 September, 1918, west of Haut Allaines, his company shortly after moving forward to the attack, encountered resistance from the enemy. Single handed he immediately rushed forward in face of heavy enemy rifle fire, and shot or bayoneted four of the enemy the remainder fleeing.
Submitted 21 February 2015 by Nathan Rohrlach
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
General Birwood presented Sgt. JM Mitchell with his Distinguished Service Medal on the 6 March 1920.