| Regimental number | 70518 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 69 Wellington Street, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J E Mitchell, 69 Wellington Street, Auckland |
| Previous military service | 3rd (Auckland) Regiment, Territorial Force; 29th Company, Senior School Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force. 34th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 100 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Invalided back to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Enlisted with rank of Private and posted to F Company, 34th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 18 October 1917. Transferred to B Company, 34th Reinforcements, 2 February 1918. Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 34th Reinforcements on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 8 February 1918. Disembarked Liverpool, England, marched in to Brocton Camp, taken on strength 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and temporarily attached to B Company, 29 March 1918. Marched in and taken on strength, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 20 April 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 June 1918. Disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 4 June 1918. Marched out from New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot,7 June 1918. Marched in and taken on strength 1st New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, in the field, 8 June 1918. Marched in from 1st New Zealand Entrenching Battalion and taken on strength 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 July 1918. Wounded in action and admitted to No 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, 20 July 1918 (gun shot wounds, right thigh, knee and right index finger); transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1918; admitted to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 25 July 1918; evacuated to England by hospital ship, 1 August 1918; admitted to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, 3 August 1918. Classified 'Permanently Unfit (C2)' by Medical Board and placed on New Zealand Roll, 2 September 1918 (impaired function right leg, right index finger amputated). Discharged from hospital on leave, 1 November 1918; marched in from leave to New Zealand Discharge Depot, Torquay, Devonshire, 15 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Maunganui', 2 December 1918; admitted to ships' hospital, 20 December 1918 (scabies); discharged from ships' hospital, 24 December 1918. Disembarked Auckland, New Zealand, 9 January 1919. On sick leave, 10 January 1919; reported from leave and admitted to King George V Military Hospital and Sanatorium, Rotorua, 18 January 1919. Discharged, no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action, 25 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 69 |
| Place of burial | (Cremation) Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland |
| Sources | Nominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 78, p. 9 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |