| Regimental number | 2714 |
| Place of birth | Stratford, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Saw miller |
| Address | Stratford, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, T Mitchell, Stratford, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Lucy MITCHELL, Stratford, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2746 Pte Alfred Charles MITCHELL, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 414 Pte William MITCHELL, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 30 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1790614, 2717 Pte J.B. McCORMICK, C Company, 58th Bn, 8 May 1917: 'I saw soldier lying dead in No Man's Land about half-way between our own and the German Front-line trenches at Fleurbaix on the morning of the 20th July, '16. I am sure of his identity as I came over from Victoria with him in the S.S. "Ulysses".' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MITCHELL Sidney James
Red Cross File No 1790614 |
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