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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject: TPR. H. MITCHELL, Q. O. REG.

Named on the Dumfries War Memorial
TPR. H. MITCHELL, Q. O. REG.
Any ideas on who he might be and what Regiment?

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=543
(He's on the photo of the panel beginning "Captain Robert Bie RN)
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Ken

spoons · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:42 pm Post subject:

D&G Standard 27 Nov 1918 reports funeral of Private Henry Kerr Mitchell Queens Own Regiment who died at Chatham 'last Sunday night'.

I will mail you the article.

\Paul

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that Paul.
Looks like this is another "double entry" on this memorial.
On one of the KOSB panels is PTE. H. K. MITCHELL, however on CWGC he is
MITCHELL, HENRY KERR
Rank:Private
Service No:78796
Date of Death:18/11/1918
Age:21
Regiment/Service:Middlesex Regiment transf. to (153401) Labour Corps.
Grave Reference:Q. 42.
Cemetery:DUMFRIES (ST. MICHAEL'S) CEMETERY
Additional Information:Son of Francis and Lucy Mitchell; husband of Susan McGregor Mitchell, of 95, Gibson Terrace, Edinburgh. Born at Dumfries.

Reading the newspaper report it's clearly the correct guy but where "Queen's Own Regiment" came from I don't know - or why he's listed as a KOSB man??????
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:40 pm Post subject:

A couple of other "double entries" on the memorial are:
TPR. ROBERT BROWN, L.Y. and
PTE. R. A. BROWN, R.S.F.
Robert Allison Brown – age 25 – Private (295900) 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Formerly Private (2235) 1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry.
Son of Mrs. J. Brown of 10 Greyfriars Street, Dumfries.
Died of Wounds – 6 July 1918.

SERGT. JOHN JARDINE, L.Y. and
SERGT. JOHN JARDINE, R.S.F.
John Jardine – age 31 – Lance Sergeant (295990) 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Formerly Corporal (2141) 1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry.
Son of John and Anne (Boyd) of Lochfoot, Lochrutton.
Husband of Margaret (Hamilton) Jardine who he married in 1913 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire.
Missing in Action – 8 December 1917.
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Ken

spoons · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:45 pm Post subject:

interesting about the duplications

D&G Standard of 23rd Nov 1918 has obituary which reports his death on 18th and of serving with 3rd Bn Queens Own Regiment. (which is the Royal West Kents).

Also on 23rd was a report saying he had recently been transferred to the Queens Own Regiment from a labour battalion having just recently been declared fit for service. So seems like, Middlesex Regt, followed by Labour Corps followed by West Kents.

His brother Frank was killed in France 6 weeks previously.

Let me know if you want copies of these articles.

\Paul

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:12 am Post subject:

Brilliant! Thank you Paul.
When I saw he had died in Chatham, I did wonder about the RWKs but to have it confirmed is great Very Happy

And I hadn't yet made the link to his brother Frank so Very Happy

I've taken note of the D&G Standard dates so if I need a copy........

Cheers
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Ken