Ross Eugene Leslie MITCHELL

Regimental number26750
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, A J Mitchell, 111 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialMotor Car Corner Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 23), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred James and Rose Frances Mitchell
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 23

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