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VC1255 George Allan Mitchell
Name George Allan Mitchell No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 1255 Awards VC
Regiment London Scottish (Gordon Highlanders)
Later
Now The London Regiment, Army Reserve
Rank VC Won Private
Rank End Of Career Private
Place Of Birth Highgate, North London, England
Place Of Death Damiano Ridge, Italy
Buried/Location Ashes Minturno War Cemetery, (Sessa Arunca New Military Cemetery), 40 miles north of Naples, Italy
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot III, Row H, Grave 19
Gazetted 10 August 1944
VC Presented 17 July 1945, King George VI, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Minturno War Cemetery, (Sessa Arunca New Military Cemetery), 40 miles north of Naples, Italy
George Mitchell School, Leyton, London
Memorial Plaque, George Mitchell School, Leyton, London
P Named on Church Font, St Columbas Church, Pont Street, Chelsea, West London
Display, London Scottish Regiment Museum, Horseferry Road, London
By The Way…
The school he went to was renamed the George Mitchell School in his honour. Another old pupil of the school was 703 John Cornwell
VC Held By
London Scottish Regimental Museum, RHQ, 95 Horseferry Road, London, England
BORN 30 August 1911
DIED 24 January 1944 AGE 32
VC Won 23-24 January 1944 AGE 32
Place VC Won Damiano Ridge, Italy
War/Campaign Second World War
