Private

Ernest Mitchell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Mitchell, of Rorotonga, Cook Islands; husband of Jane Smith (formerly Mele Matele Mitchell), of Falcula, Samoa. Native of Vavau, Tonga, Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1378
Name:
Ernest Mitchell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E.H. Mitchell (father), Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Overseer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. K. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Mitchell
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