Pte
John Mason Mitchell
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 30/12/1888 |
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Place of birth: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Carpenter |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: A/40746 |
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Enlistment date: 10/04/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 5th Bn. (Western Cavalry) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/06/1916 |
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Place of death: Hill 60, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18H |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While on duty in a sap in advance of our front line at Maple Copse, during a heavy enemy bombardement, he was instantly killed by the explosion of a shell which burst in the sap.
Sources 4
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Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, (LAC), RG 76-C; Roll: T-4753). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, Box 6258 - 32). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 5th Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4916, Microfilm reel number: T-10708, File number: 363). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 214). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594678 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=34c167d1-20a6-4f92-a32b-09bcc12902ac |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5661743 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1594678 |