Herbert
Robert
"Bert"
Mitchell
Born in Havelock, Pelorous Sounds
Ancestors 
Son of William Mitchell
and Edith Patterson
Brother of
Wilmot Wynn Mitchell, Edith Elizabeth (Mitchell) Ashley, William John Mitchell, Hilda Frances (Mitchell) Wills and Alta Amy (Mitchell) Methven
Died
at age 25
in K.I.A - Takali, Malta
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2024
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Biography
Herbert Robert Mitchell was born on 13 March 1917. He was the son of William Mitchell and Edith Patterson.
He served in the New Zealand Air Force during WWII as a Flight Sergeant in the Royal Air Force, No. 603 Squadron. Service No. WWII 391843. He served in the 1940 Battle of Britain and the Pacific Theatre of War.
Pilot Officer Herbert Mitchell served in the Royal Air Force in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): No. 603 Squadron
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): No. 603 Squadron
Service ended:
He was killed in action 12 Mary 1942, in Takali, Malta.
Before enlisting he worked as a Stonemason.
Monument: Malta Memorial - Valletta, Southern Harbour, Malta; Plot: Panel 5 Column 1.
Sources
- Birth Registration: "New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.;
Reg No. 1917/17238 (Mitchell, Herbert Robert. Parents: Edith & William)
- Death Registration: "New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.;
Reg No. 1945/66361 (Mitchell, Herbert Robert, 25Y)
- Online Cenotaph - Auckland War Memorial Museum
(https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C27801?srt=relevance&n=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=0)
- Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #15270703
- Papers Past Newspapers: EVENING STAR - 19 MAY 1942 | CASUALTY LISTS
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19420519.2.19?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: NORTHERN ADVOCATE - 19 MAY 1942 | R.N.Z.A.F. List
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19420519.2.63?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: GREYMOUTH EVENING STAR - 19 MAY 1942 | N.Z. CASUALTIES
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GEST19420519.2.31?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: GREY RIVER ARGUS - 19 MAY 1942 | N.Z. AIR CASUALTIES
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19420519.2.11?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: OTAGO DAILY TIMES - 19 MAY 1942 | WAR CASUALTIES
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19420519.2.31?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: PRESS - 19 MAY 1942 | K.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420519.2.61?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: SOUTHLAND TIMES - 19 MAY 1942 | DEATHS OF SOLDIER PRISONERS
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19420519.2.23?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: TIMARU HERALD - 19 MAY 1942 | AIR CASUALTIES
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19420519.2.45?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
- Papers Past Newspapers: KAIKOURA STAR - 21 MAY 1942 | AIR FORCE CASUALTIES
(https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KAIST19420521.2.20?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=100&query=Herbert+Robert+Mitchell&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1942)
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