SWB - Mitchel - 18 Lond R
3432 Pte Walter Albert Mitchel 18-London Regt b Battersea 1894 Enlisted 16.5.1915 To France 2.1.1916 WIA Bomb Wound Left Elbow Comp Fracture Ulna 7.4.1917 Awd SWB 12.9.1917

£28.00

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SKU: C1003265

Silver War Badge (244617) - attributed to 3432 Pte Walter A Mitchel 18-London Regiment

Walter Albert Mitchel, sometimes Mitchell, was born in Battersea, London in July 1894. He enlisted for service in WWI with the 18-London Regiment and was posted to France on 2 January 1916. He was severely wounded in action - Bomb Wound Left Elbow, Compound Fracture to Humerus and Ulna - on 7 April 1917 and, unable to effectively function as a soldier, he was awarded the Silver War Badge and discharged on 12 September 1917.

Badge is in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold with some research.


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