In Memory Of
MITCHELL, FRED
Service Details
Age:
43
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
1031
Rank:
Sergeant Major
Unit:
5th
Unit 2:
"A" Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Mounted Brigade
Date of Death:
1915-07-01
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, clash at Otavifontein. This was the last skirmish of significance in the 1914/15 campaign in South West Africa
Commemoration
Cemetery:
OTAVIFONTEIN CEMETERY
Country:
Namibia
Additional Information
Son of Henry and Rhoda Mitchell, of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, Yorkshire. Brother of Edwin Mitchell, of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, Yorkshire. Served in Boer War with Prince Albert Guards
