Pilot Officer

Herbert Robert Mitchell

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Edith Mitchell, of Reefton, Nelson. New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
391843
Name:
Herbert Robert Mitchell
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
13 March 1917
Place of Birth: 
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stonemason
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 603 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
12 May 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
12 July 1940
Vessel:
Rangitane
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 5, Column 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Malta
Herbert Robert Mitchell
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