George Mitchell

Forenames

George AWMM

Surname

Mitchell AWMM

Service number

• South African 160 AWMM
• South African 5873 AWMM
• WWI 8/1173 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

19 Apr 1877 AWMM

Address before enlistment

• South African Pre 1901 AWMM Balclutha, New Zealand AWMM
• South African Pre 1902 AWMM Balclutha, New Zealand AWMM
• WW1 Pre 21 Oct 1914 AWMM The Retreat, Waikawa, Southland, New Zealand AWMM

Post war occupation

Company manager/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs A.M. Mitchell (wife), The Retreat, Waikawa, Southland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 21 Oct 1899 AWMM Single AWMM
• Pre 08 Feb 1902 AWMM Single AWMM
• Pre 14 Dec 1914 AWMM Married AWMM
  Married, 4 children AWMM

War

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• Territorial Military Service AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• South African 160 AWMM
• South African 5873 AWMM
• WWI 8/1173 AWMM

Military service

Cluth Mounted Rifles AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
  DSO citation: "For distinguished service in the field [France and Flanders]." (London Gazette, 1 January 1918, p29) AWMM
• Order of Karageorge, 4th Class with Swords (Serbia) AWMM
  Order of Karageorge citation: "For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign." (London Gazette, 15 February 1917, p1608) AWMM
• Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal AWMM
• New Zealand Territorial Service Medal AWMM
• Queen's South Africa Medal (Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  MiD. citation: "Mentioned in Field Marshall D. Haig's despatch of 7 November 1917 for distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period February 26th to midnight September 20-21st, 1917." (London Gazette, 28 December 1917, p13575) AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM

Enlistment

• South Africa 1901 AWMM
  Age  23 AWMM
  Unknown/Civilian AWMM
• South Africa 1902 AWMM
  Age  25 AWMM
  Painter AWMM
• WW1 21 Oct 1914 AWMM
  Age  36 AWMM
  Company manager/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• South Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Private AWMM 2 Company, First Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM
• South Africa Vessel was Cornwall AWMM Private AWMM G Squadron, South Island Regiment, Eighth Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
• WW1 14 Dec 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Major/Military AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM
  3rd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Wounded twice during World War I AWMM

Last rank

• South Africa 1901 AWMM Trooper AWMM
  New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent AWMM
• South Africa 1902 AWMM Rifleman AWMM
  3 Otago (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Entrenching Group, Base Depot AWMM
• Inter War 25 Jul 1919 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM

Death

16 Mar 1939 AWMM
Age  62 AWMM

Cemetery

Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM CH ENG2, Plot 316 G AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21376090
  Further Reference
• Military personnel file South African War
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20522182
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-418763.html
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15971267
  Further Reference

References

• St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co.
• New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls (1901). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer.
  Vol1: 509
• New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls, (1902). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.