Basic Details
Surname
Mitchell
Forenames
J E
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John Edward
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. A married man with 3 children who worked on the trams in Leeds. He enlisted in 1916 and went missing near Gavrelle in the Battle of Arras. His brother, Albert Vernon, also died in WW1n fighting with the Canadian Forces.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Durham Light Infantry
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Arras
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
10
Age at death
32
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing