Gunner

Douglas Orr Mitchell

Secondary Memorial: 
Duntroon War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of W. W. and Florence Mitchell, of Otekaike, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1900
Name:
Douglas Orr Mitchell
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs F. Mitchell (mother), Otekaike, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 August 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. A. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Douglas Orr Mitchell
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