263853 Sgt. George Balderson Mitchell CdG.British Army 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment from:Wilford, Nottinghamshire George Mitchell came from Wilford, Nottinghamshire. As a Lance-Corporal in the Leicestershire Regiment he entered the France and Flanders theatre of war on 30th of July 1915. As a Sergeant with the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, he served as a member of the Special Intelligence Police of the Fourth Army. As a Lance-Corporal in the Royal Fusiliers he was awarded the French Medal of Honour, 2nd Class in Silver with swords (London Gazette 29th January 1919). His last rank and unit on the m.i.c. is given as Acting Company Sergeant Major with the Royal Fusiliers. After the war, still working for military intelligence, he was employed in Barcelona, Spain, possibly in operations to track down military deserters, many of whom ended up in that neutral country.
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