| Service number | VX40 |
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| Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Second Lieutenant |
| Birth Date | 1891-03-16 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Warracknabeal |
| Death Date | 1969-09-29 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Place | Warracknabeal |
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| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1919-02-01 Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in London Gazette in 1941-07-08 Published in London Gazette in 1919-04-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-07-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-06-03 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Lieutenant Colonel John Wesley Mitchell
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 65
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 119
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 February 1919 on page 1605 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 03 June 1919 on page 942 at position 52
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 04 January 1917 on page 255 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1392 at position 77
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 May 1918 on page 6202 at position 62
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 175
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1918 on page 28 at position 41
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 78
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 08 July 1941 on page 3890 at position 51
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 05 April 1919 on page 4525 at position 30
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 July 1919 on page 1170 at position 60
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 11 July 1919 on page 8830 at position 21
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 30 October 1919 on page 1658 at position 51
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 153
Timeline
| Date of birth | 16 March 1891 | Warracknabeal, VIC. |
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1891 | |
| Date of enlistment | 18 August 1914 | |
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 24 August 1914 | Appointed 2nd lieutenant for 8th Battalion. |
| Date of embarkation | 19 October 1914 | |
| Date promoted | 01 February 1915 | Appointed lieutenant. |
| Other | 1915-05-27 - 1916-02-20 | Adjutant 8 Battalion. |
| Date promoted | 22 October 1915 | Appointed temporary captain. |
| Date promoted | 20 February 1916 | Appointed captain. |
| Date promoted | 03 June 1916 | Appointed major. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 07 March 1917 | |
| Date promoted | 14 April 1917 | Appointed lieutenant colonel. |
| Other | 14 April 1917 | Commanding Officer 8th Battalion. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 20 September 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 04 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 08 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 17 August 1918 | |
| Other units | 1918-10-07 - 1918-10-13 | Commaded 2nd Brigade. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 17 January 1919 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 18 January 1919 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 13 July 1919 | |
| Other | 05 April 1920 | 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 | 29 September 1969 | |
| date of death | 29 September 1969 |