Private

Matthew George Mitchell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jessie Mitchell, of Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand, and the late Matthew Mitchell. Native of Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/124
Name:
Matthew George Mitchell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
02 November 1888
Place of Birth: 
Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Matthew Mitchell (father), Box 33, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 December 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
LVII. D. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Matthew George Mitchell
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