Charles Edwin Mitchell was born in 1898 in Fifth Avenue, Queens Park, London, W10, a son of Harry Walter Mitchell (c.1876-1961) and Louisa Mitchell née Frey (1879-1956). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1898 in the Chelsea Registration District. On 29 June 1899 he was baptised at St Martin's Church, Kensal Rise, 132-4, Mortimer Road, London, NW10, where in the baptismal register his family were shown to be living at 58 Earlsmead Road, London, NW10 and that his father was a baker.
When his father completed the 1911 census return form he showed Charles Edward Mitchell as aged 13 years and living in three rooms in a tenement house at 30 Bravington Road, Paddington, London, with his parents and two siblings: William Arthur Mitchell (1904-1988) and Hilda Louisa Mitchell (1908-1986). He described himself a journeyman baker and that his wife had given birth to five children, but that only three were still alive.
He was serving as a Gunner in 'C' Battery, 117th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery when he was killed in action on 8 August 1917. His body was in the Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Bellestraat, 8908 Ieper, Belgium.
He was posthumously awarded the British War Medal 1914-1918 and the Victory Medal. On 9 November 1917 his army effects that totalled £7-19s-0d were sent to his father who was also sent his £9-0s-0d war gratuity on 7 November 1919.
He is shown as 'MITCHELL, C. E.' on the Western Postal District war memorial in Mount Pleasant, London, WC1. He is also commemorated on the , on the , on the , on the , on the and on .
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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