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MITCHELL, James Hunter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4066, Q204834 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) |
| Born: | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 19 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Dutton Park, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 May 1957, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated - Columbarium 11 Section 19 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4066, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4066, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4066, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), For bravery and devotion to duty near Bullecourt on 4 May 1917, when the poistion was being heavily shelled, he led a party to the rescue of three men whose dug out had been blown in, and whilst under heavy artillery fire he directed the work of digging out the buried men and by his promptness and coolness the only survivor was saved and taken to the Regimental Aid Post. | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4066, 1st Field Ambulance, Shrapnel wound lower lip and right arm | |
| 6 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4066, 1st Field Ambulance, HT Czar, England, then in HT Dongola for return to Australia - disembarking Brisbane 15 May 1919 | |
| 21 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4066, 1st Field Ambulance |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q204834, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q204834, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Private | |
| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q204834, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q204834, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q204834, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Private |
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