| Service number | 589 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | c1900-05 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Maitland, West Maitland |
| Death Date | 1917-10-12 |
| Death Place | Belgium |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 35th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Walter Mitchell
Description
Private Walter Mitchell (589, 35th Battalion) was born in West Maitland, NSW around May of 1900. He was working a labourer when he enlisted in december 1915. Walter was posted as missing in action 12 October 1917. A court of enquiry seven months later determined that he had been killed in action during the battle of Passchendaele. Walter has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. He was 17 years 5 months of age at the time of his death. Walter's brother, Private John Joseph Mitchell (1180) served with the 53rd Battalion.
Rolls
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 31 December 1915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 01 May 1916 | |
| Date of death | 12 October 1917 | |
| Date of fate | 12 October 1917 | |
| Date of birth | c1900-05 |