Ernest MITCHELL

Regimental number16/1378
OccupationOverseer
Next of kinFather, E H Mitchell, Rarotonga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No 3), Flers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs E.H. Mitchell, Rorotonga, Cook Islands; Wife: Jane Smith (formerly Mele Matele Mitchell), Falcula, Samoa. Native of Vavau, Tonga, Samoa
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 26