Description
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) William Albert Mitchell, B Squadron, 8th Light Horse Regiment, of Jancourt, Cobden, Vic (standing). He was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 3 September 1911 with the Australian Military Force. Capt Mitchell enlisted in the AIF on 21 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915. He was promoted to Captain on 21 September 1914 and returned to Australia on 30 May 1916 as a member of the 14th Battalion.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c February 1915
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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