Summary
Card from Major General W. Holmes commanding 4th Australian Division, congratulating Lance Corporal A.G. Mitchell, service no. 3429, 14th Battalion A.I.F., on his 'good work under fire during an attack on 4th/5th February 1917'. Addressed from the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force), France, 23 February 1917.
Aubrey Gamaliel (sometimes spelt Gamliel or Gamabel) Mitchell was a 31-year-old engine driver from Bendigo when he enlisted to serve in World War I on 17 July 1915 - service no. 3429. He served in the 4th Australian Division Traffic Control Detachment and was recommended for the Military Medal in 1917, then was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1918. He was gassed in France, and was discharged on 26 January 1920, medically unfit. Aubrey died in 1978, three weeks before his 94th birthday.
Physical Description
Rectangular card with printed and typewritten text in black ink and handwritten signature in blue ink. Handwriting in blue ink on back of card.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), A. G. Richards, 1986
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Sergeant Aubrey G. Mitchell - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), France, 23 Feb 1917
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Printed on front: Major General W. Holmes/C.M.G.-D.P.O.-V.-D.- Commanding/4th Australian Division congratulates Typewritten on front: No.3429 Lance Corporal A.G. MITCHELL [further text] Handwritten on back: later sergeant
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130 mm (Width), 103 mm (Height)
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