MITCHELL, John Tyler
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narellan, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Narellan, Hanbury and Hamilton Public Schools; East Maitland High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank manager |
| Died: | Killed In Action, near Clery, France (Battle Mont St Quentin), 1 September 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Waratah Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
Lt Mitchell's brothers
From Gary Mitchell
Older brother Hector Bowning (Reg No-846, 34th Battalion, born 1884, died 1956) also served 1st A.I.F.
Younger brother Keith McNab (Reg No-28135, 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, born 1893, died 1968) also served 1st A.I.F.
Submitted 1 September 2020 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
101 years ago today, on the 1st September 1918,
2nd Lieutenant John Tyler Mitchell, 41st Battalion,
bank manager from 10 High Street, Waratah, New South Wales, fell at Mont St. Quentin, age 29 years, 9 months.
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1646878/
Born at Camden, New South Wales on the 30th November 1888 to John (died 1928) and Sarah (died 1936) Mitchell, John enlisted October 1915 at Lismore, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 26.5.1918 (gas), John’s name has been inscribed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140979996
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137489728
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159090418
Mr Mitchell’s name has also been honoured on the Waratah Park Memorial Gates, Waratah-St Philip's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour, East Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour, Church of England Honor Roll-Dulwich Hill and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
Memorialised at his parent’s gravesite - ANGLICAN 2-130. 72.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=411547#2
Older brother Hector Bowning (Reg No-846, born 1884, died 1956) also served 1st A.I.F.
Younger brother Keith McNab (Reg No-28135, born 1893, died 1968) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
JOHN TYLER MITCHELL was born at Narellan, New South Wales, on 30th November, 1888, the son of Mr. John and Mrs. Sarah Mitchell. He was educated at the Public Schools at Narellan, Hanbury and Hamilton and East Maitland High School. John Tyler Mitchell matriculated in 1906, with the intention of entering the Sydney University and eventually graduating. He was fond of sports, and proved a very proficient cricketer, scoring centuries in several country matches. He entered the service of the Bank at Newcastle on 13th March, 1907, and was transferred to Lismore as ledger-keeper in June, to Fitzroy.
Enlisting in October, 1915, he left Australia as a private in the 41st Battalion. He was promoted to sergeant and eventually to first-lieutenant. He fought during the great offensive on the Somme, and was killed in action near Clery on 1st September, 1918. He was one of the most popular officers of his battalion, being of a happy, kindly and unassuming disposition.
On one occasion a number of recruits whom he had trained for France made the request that he should take them over and that he should be their officer there. They carried him shoulder high around the parade ground to mark their esteem.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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