South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Rifleman A/3702 George MITCHNER - 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

Died of wounds on Sunday 12th December 1915 aged 19

 george mitchener grave for g mitchner

Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Etaples Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
21 Jul 1915 in France ~ Kenilworth War Memorial
    Kenilworth St. John 
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Mobilised Kenilworth St. Nicholas 
Died of Phthisis (Tuberculosis) 3 Sep 1914 in Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials 
On the No 17 Ambulance Train ~  
     

Circumstances of Death

George died of Phthisis (Tuberculosis) on 12th December 1915 aboard the No 17 Ambulance Train, en route to the Etaples coastal area.


 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1895 in Kenilworth 4 Mar 1895 in Kenilworth
   
Parents Names Abode
Thomas and Elizabeth Mitchner  182 Warwick Road, Kenilworth                  
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1895 - Kenilworth 1901 - School age
1901 - Warwick Road, Kenilworth 1911 - Errand Boy
1911 - 36 Langboro Road, Wokingham (lodger) 1914 - Labourer at Dunlop & Co, Coventry           
1914 - 182 Warwick Road, Kenilworth      
   
  • George's surname was Mitchner not Mitchiner as per the war memorial
  • Brother of Harry Mitchner who also fell. His brother Arthur served in, and survived, the war.