William Alexander MITCHELL

Regimental number8/437
AddressBluff
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinA Mitchell, Ocean Beach, Bluff
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankCorporal
Final unit8th Southland Company, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 29 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body