Mitchell, John McGeorge | Universities at War

Personal details

Mitchell John McGeorge - (129) - Image 1. Image kindly provided by a family member.

Name on Memorial:

Mitchell, J. M.

Forename(s):

John McGeorge

Surname:

Mitchell

Date of Birth:

Tuesday, June 2, 1891

Date of Death:

Saturday, September 25, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

John was born on 2nd June 1891 in Culham, Berkshire to Frederick and Emily Mitchell (née Hemmings). He was educated at St. Wilfred's School, Haywards Heath, then boarded at St Johns Training College for Male Students, Vicarage Road, Battersea, which was a training college for Teachers.

When war broke out, he was working as a teacher.

John was killed in action at Loos on 25th September 1915.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

John is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

North East War Memorials Project

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Holly Johnson, Amy Shiel