I am trying to find the war records for horrace leonard charles mitchell. he went under the name of leonard. he was born in 1895 winchester. his father was in the
army from the age of 19. the famlily lived in bakewell in 1911 then move to sheffield don't know what year the moved.I think they lived on cyclops street
sheffield.



many thanks

dawn

Could we have a bit more information - e.g. wifes name and fathers name.
I did find one Leonard Mitchell with a wife Gwendoline

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i've found the family in Bakewell and he is named as Leonard Mitchell, Age 16, Delver in Stone Quarry, born Bishopstoke, Hants. His parents were called Charles & Sarah Mitchell.

Claire

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I was just about to edit my earlier message - yes I found them in 1901 and someone has the tree on Ancestry.
Just found a service card for Leonard C Mitchell and he appears to have been in several regiments
Leonard C Mitchell
Hampshire Regiment, 9189
East Kent Regiment, 11102
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment R,102484
King's Shropshire Light Infantry 44485

Was he a career soldier?

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I don't know the answer to your question,all I do know is that he was
in the first world war and that he was in India for a time,

I have been told that he married In 1936 sheffield to a much young women.


sorry that is all I know about horrace (leonard)



many thanks for the information


dawn

Dawn
Horace Leonard Charles Mitchell- married Mary Booth in Sheffield in 1936.
You mention that he went by the name Leonard,but Wouldn't the army require his full name ?.
Also as Angela T mentioned,on a previous post - many British Army service records from the first world war, were destroyed by german bombing during the second world war,and only about 40% of the records remain.
Kind regards Brian.

with regards to finding information out on some of the mitchell
family.


thanks again dwan