Matthew George MITCHELL

Regimental number25/124
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Matthew Mitchell, Patea
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 5 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LVII, Row D, Grave No 14), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jessie Mitchell, Patea, Taranaki, and the late Matthew Mitchell
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 8