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MITCHELL, James Allardyce
Personal Details
Service Number: | 260227 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Group Captain |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1909 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, At sea, off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, 17 May 1945, aged 35 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Group Captain, 260227 | |
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Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, 260227 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Group Captain James Allardyce Mitchell 260227 was killed when USAAF Curtis Commando aircraft 44-77369 crashed off the coast of Mindanao
His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial