MITCHELL, Alan
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Rank:
Sergeant (later Warrant Officer 2)
Unit / Base:
9 Commando
11 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7586369
Born:
Tuesday, August 20, 1918
Birthplace:
York, Yorkshire
Died :
Friday, May 20, 1983
Place died or last resided:
Redcar, Cleveland
Age:
64
Attested into the Army 3 January 1933 aged 14. Served in No.11 Commando from August 1940 and later as Armourer Sergeant in No.9 Commando HQ Troop ending his commando service in February 1946. Remained in military service until retirement in 1958 rank of Warrant Officer 2, total 25 years 229 days. Member of the Commando Association from Redcar, Cleveland.
Sources
Commando Service Certificate and other docs and photos provided by his son Ken Mitchell.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 77 (1983).
[Image] Kenneth Mitchell, son.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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