Pte John Mitchell
Item
Title
Pte John Mitchell
Who?
Pte John Mitchell
Item(s)
Photo, book of postcards, charm, medal award letter, documents from IWGC.
Story
Black and white photograph of Pte John Mitchell, the contributor’s great grandfather, Service No. 14120, A Company, 10th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed during a bombing raid on German trenches, east of Arras, 6th January 1917.
John's mother, Maggie Moyes Mitchell, visited his grave in the Faubourg d’Amiens cemetery in 1921. She contracted sleeping sickness and died in 1922.
Note: CWGC records give his father’s name as John Mitchell, of “Tyrie”, Lochgelly, Fife.
John's mother, Maggie Moyes Mitchell, visited his grave in the Faubourg d’Amiens cemetery in 1921. She contracted sleeping sickness and died in 1922.
Note: CWGC records give his father’s name as John Mitchell, of “Tyrie”, Lochgelly, Fife.
When?
1917
Where?
Arras, France
Contributor
Robbie Mitchell
Collection Day
Edinburgh 03.10.18
This item was submitted on March 24, 2019