Lieutenant Colonel John Wesley Mitchell, DSO and Bar

Date of birth	1891-03-16	Warracknabeal, VIC
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1914-08-24	Appointed 2nd lieutenant for 8th Battalion.
Date promoted	1915-02-01	Appointed lieutenant.
Other	1915-05-27 - 1916-02-20	Adjutant 8 Battalion.
Date promoted	1915-10-22	Appointed temporary captain.
Date promoted	1916-02-20	Appointed captain.
Date promoted	1916-06-03	Appointed major.
Date promoted	1917-04-14	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other	1917-04-14	Commanding Officer 8th Battalion.
Other units	1918-10-07 - 1918-10-13	Commaded 2nd Brigade.
Other	1920-04-05	AIF appointment terminated.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1939-10-13 - 1941-06-16	Commanding officer of 2/8 Battalion, 6th Division, AIF.
Date of death	1969-09-29

Militia Number: V19784; Occupation: Company Director (retired)