LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Albert Ernest MITCHELL
Service No: 18007
Born: Horsham VIC, 14 April 1903
Enlisted in the RAAF: 16 July 1940
Unit: No. 1 Operational Training Unit
Died: Illness, Melbourne VIC, 1 June 1945, Aged 43 Years
Cremated: Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Henry and Florence Ethel Mitchell; husband of Evelyn May Mitchell, of Mildura
Roll of Honour: Mildura VIC
Remembered: Panel 112, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 1 June 1945, Sergeant Mitchell, a Fitter II Engines, died of Peritonitis at No. 6 RAAF Hospital.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 18007