Herbert Walter Arthur MITCHELL

Regimental number23/2039
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Mitchell, Otaki Post Office
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Alexander and Emma Mitchell, Otaki Railway, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 29