FIRMAN W.H.

Given Names:  William Henry Mitchell

Service Number:  14832

Unit:  September 1916 ReinforcementS                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  27 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Jeweller                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Baptist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  149 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  9/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Charles William Firman

Falmouth Street, Glenferrie, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Malta     

Embarked:  31/7/1918                               

Disembarked:  28/9/1918

Unit:  1st Field Ambulance                                                                                                             

Rank: 

Discharge Date:  27/1/1920                       

Place:  3MD

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  57001

Victory Medal:  55608

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1887

Place:  South Yarra, Victoria                    

Father:  Charles William FIRMAN             

Mother:  Ellen Jane MITCHELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1924     

Place:             

Spouse: Una Mollie GOULD

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/10/1935                          

Place: Malvern East, Victoria                    

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Taken on strength of AMC details

Wounded in actdion 18/9/1917; gun shot wound, both thighs

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION