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MITCHELL, Thomas
(Service number 24/2249)

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First Rank	Corporal	Last Rank

Birth

Date	10 December 1891	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	13 December 1915	Age	24 years
Address at Enlistment	287 Wellington Terrace
Occupation	Civil servant
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Marital Status
Next of Kin	J. MITCHELL (father), 32 Dee Street, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	5th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company
Date	1 April 1916
Transport	Tahiti or Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

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Death

Date	25 November 1986	Age	94 years
Place of Death	Wellington
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Biographical Notes

Thomas Mitchell was the son of William John and Annie (née Roberts) Mitchell, and a brother of Albert Mitchell who also served in World War One. Thomas was educated at Waimataitai School where he was dux. From Waimtaitai he went on to High School.

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