MITCHELL, Thomas Findlay
(Service number 23/1118)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Ayrshire, Scotland. |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mr Cordner, Shearman Street, Waimate, NZ. | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter. | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Matthew Mitchell (father), Elmbank, Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland. | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade, D Company. | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915. | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo. | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ. | Destination | Suez, Egypt. |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 3rd. | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France. | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action. | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval. Somme, France. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Matthew & Catherine Mitchell, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Sources
Cenotaph.
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Lesley Tennent (SC branch NZSG)
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