Private Aubrey Mitchell
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Regimental Number: |
931183 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Engineers |
Battalion: |
No. 2 Construction Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
St. Vincent | Country: |
St. Vincent |
Next of Kin: |
Eva Bindes, mother, St. Vincent, British West Indies | Address at Enlistment: |
St. Vincent, British West Indies |
Date of Birth: |
August 19, 1896 | Trade or Calling: |
Seaman |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Date of Enlistment: |
August 28, 1916 |
Age at enlistment: |
20 | Height: |
5 Feet 4 Inches |
Chest: |
34 Inches | Expansion: |
2 Inches |
Religion: |
Church of England | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died in War, unknown cause | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
April 17, 1917 | Age at Death: |
20 |
Buried at: |
Seaford Cemetery, Sussex, United Kingdom | Plot: |
A. 592. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Black |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1Box 6247-13 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
The Legacy Voices Project..File to be digitized at LAC Name: MITCHELL, AUBREY Regimental number(s): 931183 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6247 - 13 Date of Birth: 19/08/1896 Attestation paper: Front of form - Back of form |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Engineers | No. 2 Construction Battalion |
| The No. 2 Construction Battalion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group). |