George Mitchell (c.1895-1915)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- MITCHELL, GEORGE. Private. No 3/10587. 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Huddersfield. Only son of Fred Mitchell, 3 Fitton's Yard, Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield. Employed as a tin and coppersmith's apprentice at the Hygienic Stove Company. Embarked for France on 28.4.1918. Died from the effects of gas poisoning at No 2 Casualty Clearing Station on 6.5.1915. Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row C, Grave 167.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private MITCHELL
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 6, 1915
- record ID: 200753
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #200753)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #3066736)