MITCHELL, Gordon Ross
(Service number 9/181)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Colonel |
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Birth
| Date | 24/09/1885 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clydevale | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Ivy MITCHELL (wife) C/- A. MITCHELL, Esq, 27 Maltby Avenue, Timaru; Mrs Ivy MITCHELL (wife), care of W. R. LEEDER, High Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers, Dunedin | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in despatches (twice)- see Cenotaph Database
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 23 April 1971 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Montecillo War Veterans' Home, Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes interred Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Gordon Ross Mitchell was the son of James Ross and Blanche (née Jones) Mitchell. He married Ivy Clementine Leeder in 1912, and Eileen Cargill McMaster in 1920. Major G. R. Mitchell, D.S.O., of Timaru, was in charge of the Carpentaria's draft of returning soldiers which arrived in May 1919. much more information to be extracted from Cenotaph Database.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [31 May 2019]; Andersons Bay Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Dunedin City Council) [31 May 2019]
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