George Alexander Mitchell - Imperial Australian Force
Margaret's autograph book,
Photograph of Margaret and George's wedding day,
Australian Imperial Force cap badge,
Australian Imperial force 1914/15 medal,
Employers medal awarded by the mining company who ran Abermain Colliery to the men who had served it is inscribed on the back with his details,
George's Australian passport used upon re-immigration.
My Grandfather George Alexander Mitchell emigrated to Australia to work as a miner in Ipswich near Brisbane around 1910/11 and joined the Imperial Australian Force July 27 1915.He was sent to fight on the Western Front for the duration. During his leave he returned to his Mother's home in Lochore in Fife and there met Margaret Selby who later became his wife. George returned to Australia in March 1919 to be demobbed and then re-emigrated to Scotland in March 1920. Margaret and George married in August 1920.
Margaret Mitchell's (Selby) autograph book
Cover of autograph book
Autograph
Home Front
Front
Women
Photograph of George Alexander Mitchell and Margaret Selby on their wedding day
Memorabilia
Australian Imperial force cap badge
Cap badge
Italian Front
Australian Imperial force 1914/15 medal
Western Front
Medal
Medal Awarded to George Alexander Mitchell
medal awarded by their employers to men working at Abermain Colliery in Australia who had served in the Australain Imperial force
English
Slovenščina
Employers medal awarded to men working at Abermain Colliery in Australia
-27.6140932,152.7584716
Ipswich, Australia
Official document
George's Australian passport used when he returned to the UK
Australian passport
Back
Back of Australian passport
Back page of George's Australian passport
CONTRIBUTOR
Caroline Brazier
DATE
1915-07-27 - 1919-03
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
79
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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