Regimental number | 8/437 |
Address | Bluff |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | A Mitchell, Ocean Beach, Bluff |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 8th Southland Company, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 95), Alexandria, Egypt |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Ann Mitchell, Ocean Beach |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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