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Private Hamilton Trelford Mitchell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-07-12
Place of birth: Belfast County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Robert Mitchell, brother. 4 Hotspur Street, Kevinside, Glasgow Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-05-12
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Bellacourt Military Cemetery, II. J. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 781425
Highest Rank: Private (28th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 128th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-14 ?
  2. Private, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1918-05-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards

Military Medal (Passchendaele)
Date of award: 1917-11-19
Source: London Gazette No. 30389, pg. 11977

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 558042
LAC ID: 187154
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6253-S036
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Robert Wesley Stuart Mitchell and Isabella Mitchell (nee Brown); younger brother of Hugh Brown Mitchell (Service No. 781187) and Wesley Stuart Mitchell (Service No. 136445)

Home child Ireland. Arrived in Canada on the Southwark Ship 1904 along with his brothers Hugh Mitchell who was also Killed in Action and his brother Wesley Stuart Mitchell, all sent to Barnardos Homes

Uploader's Research notes:

128th Battalion Nominal Roll

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 128th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion Military Medal Passchendaele ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-05-19