We remember Frank Cook Mitchell

We remember Frank Cook Mitchell

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Mataura New Zealand Source:8002127 25th September 1890
1914
dates Age 23 Source:8002127 12th August 1914
1914
employment Farmer Family farm Mataura, Southland New Zealand Source:8002127 12th August 1914
1914
enlistment Gore New Zealand Source:8002127 12th August 1914
1914
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Captain 8/33 Otago Infantry Battalion Source:8002127 12th August 1914
1914
location Mataura, Southland New Zealand parents address Source:8002127 12th August 1914
1915
hospitalisation Measles Hospital/Institution Source:8825924 24th April 1915
1915
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:8825924 9th August 1915
1915
hospitalisation Septic hands Hospital/Institution Source:8825924 28th September 1915
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8825924 11th December 1915
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8825924 13th July 1916
1918
commission Regular Source:8002127 28th September 1918
1919
discharge Source:8002127 21st July 1919
1919
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8002127 21st July 1919
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8002127
1964
death Not War Related Gore New Zealand Source:8002127 20th November 1964

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Cook
Initials FC
Last Name Mitchell
Source 8002127
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Mataura, Southland New Zealand parents address known 12th August 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/33 Otago Infantry Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DCM, Mid British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Mitchell father
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-08-12 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Heroes of Gallipoli - written by Richard Stowers Gerald98528

Multimedia

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Captain Frank Cook Mitchell DCM, MiD Gerald98528

Stories

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