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MITCHELL, Hector Matheson
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1136, 7194 |
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Enlisted: | 4 November 1908, Australian Naval Force (ANF), HMS Psyche, Stoker II, 5 year engagement. |
Last Rank: | Stoker |
Last Unit: | HMAS Swan (I) |
Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, 19 August 1887 |
Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Stevedore |
Died: | Illness, Singapore, 16 June 1917, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 37. E. 10., Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point R.A.N. Destroyer Flotilla HR |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
4 Nov 1908: | Enlisted 1136, Australian Naval Force (ANF), HMS Psyche, Stoker II, 5 year engagement. | |
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14 Oct 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 7194, London Depot, commissioning crew HMAS Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
14 Oct 1912: | Enlisted 7194 |
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Non Warlike Service
18 Jan 1913: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Melbourne (I), HMAS Melbourne (I) 18Jan1913 to 23Apr1928 | |
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3 Nov 1913: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, 7194, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Engagement expired |
World War 1 Service
16 May 1916: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 7194, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), 6 months or till end of war | |
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12 Aug 1916: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Swan (I) | |
15 Jun 1917: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, 7194, HMAS Swan (I), DD | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Stoker, 7194, HMAS Swan (I) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
Son of Andrew and Grace B. Mitchell, of 1, Elliott St., South Warmambool, Victoria, Australia.