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Pte. William Henry Mitchell
British Army 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Haywards Heath, Sussex
(d.18th October 1917)
William Henry Mitchell born 1888 died working as a stretcher bearer tending the wounded at Passchendaele. Lieut Gibson described him as being exceedingly popular with everyone. He was in 11th Battalion, The Notts & Derby Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters) 23rd Division. Died of wounds on the 18th October 1917. Aged 34. Husband of Mrs W.H. Mitchell of 3 Church Avenue, Haywards Heath. Left 3 children. Employed in provisions by Beeneys, Commercial Square, Haywards Heath. Born in Lewisham. Enlisted in Grove Park. Buried Menin Road (South) Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium B.72.
His youngest sister (my grandmother) was deeply moved by his loss. She told me that she remembered that he came home to Haywards Heath, unexpectedly from the Front. He had somehow made his way through Europe and across to England, arriving from the train station. She did not at first recognise him as he was covered in mud, with sunken eyes and in shock. She said the mud on him was so thick that it was clogged in his eyelashes. He was covered in lice. He spoke very little but there was something mentioned about the bullets sounding like angry bees.
He was AWOL and within a few days some MPs turned up to collect him. She recalls they all went to the pub on the way to the station and got him and the MPs drunk before putting them on the train. She claimed his little dog chased the train down the track. She also said that someone standing by said that they would never see William again and sometime later they did receive word he had died.
Gnr. William James Maltby Mitchell
British Army 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.27th April 1918)
William Mitchell was the husband of Hannah Mitchell, 34 Creeting Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, and the son of William and Ellen Mitchell, 26 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket. He was aged 27 when he died and is buried in Canada Farm Cemetery, Belgium, Grave IV.A.29.
Sgt. William Mitchell
British Army 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Selby, North Yorkshire
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. William Hamilton Mitchell
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Derry
My Grandad, William Mitchell served with 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Lt William Boyd Mitchell
British Army Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Kew Terrace, Glasgow
Will Mitchell was wounded on the 23rd of April 1917 at Arras. He earned the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Silver War Badge
William Mitchell
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Edinburgh
(d.4th Oct 1917)
William Mitchell served with the 2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
Pte. Fred Mitchener
British Army 11th (Pioneers) Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Andover, Hampshire
Forrest Mitcheson
British Army 22nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
Forrest Mitcheson
British Army 22nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
L/Cpl. John George Mitcheson
British Army 1st Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster)
from:Runcorn
(d.10th April 1917)
John George Mitcheson enlisted at Runcorn and served in the 1st Battalion, Kings Own(Royal Lancaster Regiment). He died on the 10th April 1917 and is remembered on the Arras Memorial. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals.
John was born in Jarrow 1876, son of William and Elizabeth Mitcheson. In the 1911 census the family is living at Fernlea Cheshyres Lane, Weston with William(70) a joiner in chemical manufacturers and his wife of 40 years Eliza(60) who had 4 children all survived with 3 living at home all single. Daughter Georgy(38), sons John(34)a bricklayer and William(30) a labourer both at the chemical Works.
Sgt. Walter John Mittell
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Sussex Rgt.
from:Rye, East Sussex
(d.18th August 1916)
I am collating information for the County who are creating a database of all service personnel and the memorials themselves for posterity. In trying to get an insight into Walter's last days I came across this site, and felt it only right and proper that Sergeant Mittell's name was included with his comrades in arms.
Pte. Arthur Mitton
British Army 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Prince of Wales Own
from:Hunslet
(d.24th September 1918)
Arthur Mitton was my great-grandad. He was 28 years old when he died, leaving a wife and 4 year old daughter. As far as I know he was a church organist before he was 'called up'.
The family story is that his wife, Eleanor, found out he had been killed on Armastice Day.
Pte. Harry Collingwood Mitton
British Army 1/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Chopwell, County Durham
(d.29th Sep 1916)
My great-grandfather Harry Mitton was born on the 18th June 1888 in Mungrisdale, Cumbria, the son of Welbury Mitton and Agnes Eliza Phoebe Collingwood. He fought in the Battle of the Somme as part of the 151st Brigade in the 50th (Northumbrian)
Harry was killed in action on the 29th September 1916, he has no known grave. His name is on the Memorial for The Missing at Thiepval, as well as on the war memorial in Chopwell Village, on a plaque in Chopwell Church Hall, as well as having his name carved into the wall in Ainstable, Cumbria where he grew up. He left behind a wife and three young children.
Lascar Ali Miyan
Royal Indian Marine
(d.25 Jul 1916)
Miyan Ali served in Remembered at . WW1
Sgt. Miydiyo
British Army 4th Btn. Kings African Rifles
from:Africa
On 13 September 1914, during a battle against German forces at Kisii, Sergeant Miydiyo of 4th Battalion, King�s African Rifles won the Distinguished Conduct Medal �for doing very good work and displaying great bravery when at close quarters with the enemy, although twice wounded�.
Pte. Herbert William Mizen
British Army 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
(d.10th Aug 1915)
Herbert Mizen is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
Pte. Luke Mizon
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Tottenham
Little is known about Luke Mizon (my great, great grandfather) and I am still researching the family history. What we do know is that he was born in 1860 and died in 1929. He joined the army on 6/12/1914 and was discharged due to sickness on 20/3/1916. I understand the Royal Fusiliers joined with the 86th Brigade and 29th Division and were part of the Gallipoli Campaign. Luke survived and was discharged upon return to England in March 1916.
Lt. George Burdon MKean VC MC
Canadian Expeditionary Force 14th (The Royal Montreal Regiment)Btn
from:Canada
A/Sgt Albert Edward Moat
British Army 31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Sholden, Deal, Kent
(d.9th Jul 1919)
Albert died on 9th July 1919 in Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot.
Pte F R Moat
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:75, Buddle Rd, Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne
(d.8th Jul 1916)
Moat, F, R. Private, 19/366, Killed in action on 8th July 1916.
Buried in Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, in grave D. 9.
Husband of Mrs. Moat, of 75, Buddle Rd, Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
William Charles Henry "Dan" Moatt
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Sgt Alfred Horace "Dick" Mobbs MM
British Army 9th Btn Norfolk Regiment
from:Kings Lynn
Sgt. Alfred Horace "Dick" Mobbs MM.
British Army 9th Battalion Norfolk Regiment
from:Kings Lynn
Alfred Mobbs was born 8th July 1882 at East Walton, Norfolk. He was a farm labourer at the outbreak of the First World War and enlisted in the 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment in 1914 at Norwich. After training, he went to France in August 1915. He took part in various actions until finally wounded at the Second Battle of Cambrai in October 1918. He was sent back to the UK, where he was hospitalised in Dundee Hospital on 20th of October remaining in the hospital until he was discharged on the 18th. November 1918. (Hospital entry ID number 16617). The award of his Military Medal was published in The London Gazette of 17th of June 1919 issue 31405 page 24. As far as I can tell at this stage he returned to his unit and served in the Army of Occupation until 1920.
A/Sgt. Arthur Mobbs
British Army 1st Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
My grandfather, Arthur Mobbs was a machine-gun operator and acting sergeant in the 1st Suffolk Battalion in the First World War. I have found out he went to France, Egypt, and Bulgaria and that he had an injury to one of his eyes for which he had treatment. I have tried many times to get some photographs of him or his battalion and would be very grateful if anyone has any to share.
Pte. P. Mochree
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Edinburgh
P Monchree was wounded in January 1917
Hptm Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow
Luftwaffe II./NJG 1
from:Stettin, Pommern
Sgt Mjr. Andrew Bell Moffat
British Army 4th Low Bde Royal Field Artillery
from: 40 Chancellor Street Partick Glasgow
Please can you tell ME the abbreviations of the units he was in Joined as TA in 1911 and left 11/4/1930 with a presentation of a Gold pocket watch inscribed as follows:- 312 Bty Sgts Mess On occasion of leaving the battery 11/04/1930 I believe he went to Egypt....and if your information can confirm I would be grateful Will try and attach documents I got of the web but unfortunately as I have no knowledge of army procedures I do not understand them all Hope you can help Thank you Avril Anderson ...grandaughter p.s. not able to attach files ....please send me an e-mail address to forward them to you Avril
Pte. Mervyn Francis Moffat
Australian Imperial Force 1St Australian Auxiliary Hospital Army Medical Corps
(d.10th Oct 1916)
I don't know much about Mervyn Moffat's personal life, as he was my cousin 3x removed, and I only have current records to go on but I would like to tell what I know as it is so very sad, especially for his mother. When Mervyn Francis Moffatt was born in 1897 in Yass New South Wales, his father, Robert Benjamin Moffat, was 22 and his mother, Maria Harrison, was 23. He was the eldest son and had three brothers and one sister. He was a motor mechanic by trade when the family moved to St Leonard's, NSW.
He enlisted in WWI with the Army Medical Corps on the 29th Mar 1916 and either contracted Cerebro-Spinal Fever (meningitis) or, as they finally diagnosed on autopsy, that he suffered from a Cerebral Hemorrhage either shortly after arriving in England or on the transport hospital ship HMAT Kanowna itself. He died on 10th Oct 1916 in the Australian Auxilliary Hospital in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England at the age of 19, and was buried in Harefield Churchyard, Aus. Section on the 13th Oct 1916.
If this was not tragic enough this boy had enlisted knowing that his father had died in the trenches in Gallipoli 28th July 1915. We can only surmise that his mother thought if he was in the Medical Corps he would be safer than his father was but he was to die of an illness within 6 months of enlisting. To add to her woes the army would not issue his mother his medal even though she was listed as next of kin. They wanted to know if Mervyn had any "nearer blood relations" such as a father, Widow, eldest surviving son, eldest surviving daughter... Maria needed to advise his father was dead in Gallipoli and the Army needed to confirm that fact before they would send her anything from her son's service.
War was tragic not only for the loss of life of our young men but also for the women left behind.
Pte. Thomas Moffat
British Army 6th Btn. The King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Kelso
(d.3rd May 1917)
Pte. Alfred Moffatt
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Scots
from:Burnhope Colliery, Co. Durham
(d.12th April 1918)
Last year I discovered by accident that my great great uncle Alfred Moffatt was killed in action on 12th April 1918. He joined the 8th Battalion, Royal Scots in late 1916 in Consett, Co. Durham although there is some suggestion he may have attested in December 1915. I guess from there he went to Haddington before going to France. He was 32, single and a coal miner.
I cannot be sure, but I assume he was involved in the Battle of Arras in early 1917. In September 1917 he was listed as wounded by The Scotsman newspaper but there was nothing about how or when he was wounded. He obviously recovered and returned to his Pioneer Battalion. I am assuming that he was killed, on 12th April 1918, when his Company or Battalion HQ was overrun during a German advance at the Pacaut Front. The Battalion seemed to have retired or retreated to Mont Bernenchon, then the Paradis Position and finally reformed in Busnes. The war diary for that day does not mention his name but four officers were captured and were POWs until the end of the war. I am confused by the fact he is seems to have died in France during the Battle of Lys but is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial in Comines-Warneton, Belgium. His original service number was 8301 but changed to 335617 later.
Any further information provided to clarify his service and death would be greatly appreciated.
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