James Howard MITCHELL

Regimental number7/1637
Address45 Bourke Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C W Mitchell, 45 Bourke Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 April 1917
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsWellington Provincial Memorial
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Esther Mitchell, 80 Main Street West, Palmerston North
Other details

Died of wounds at sea en route to New Zealand from Egypt.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Seventh