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James William Henry Mitchell

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3/4 portrait of Trooper James William Henry Mitchell, Reg No 24914, attached to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 14th Reinforcements. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-M817. No known copyright.

3/4 portrait of Trooper James William Henry Mitchell, Reg No 24914, attached to the New Zealand Moun …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Mitchell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24914 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Date of birth
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Louisa Alice Day (friend), No. 7, Oxford Street, Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24914 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Upholsterer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • I am his eldest grand son and have his copy of the book " A tale of two campaigns" plus his certificate of the services New Zealand Expeditionary Forces
    Public - Raymond Paul - Direct descendant - 28 April 2016
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  • Lest We Forget x
    Public - Natalie - Other Relative - 19 April 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21376141
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      35: 2 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM

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28 April 2016Raymond PaulMontreal, CanadaDirect descendant
19 April 2015Nataliewhangarei, nzOther Relative

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