William Robert Mitchell

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Fitter and Crane Operator

Birthplace Wiltshire Little Cheverel EnglandPlace of Residence at HM Factory Gretna 8 Butterdales Huts Date of Birth: December 4, 1897 Date of Death: August 20, 1967

Biography

Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Robert Mitchell

Gender: Male

Date and Place of Birth:4 Dec 1897. Little Cheverell, Wiltshire.

Date and Place of Death: 20 Aug 1967. 33 Pasture road, Baildon, West Yorks.

Nationality: British

Biography

Childhood:

Parents: William Mitchell and Mary Ann Williams

Parent’s occupations: William was a foreman labourer.

Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known

Occupation: in 1917 he was a fitter and crane operator.

Place of residence at Gretna: 8 Butterdales Huts, Eastriggs

Job title at Gretna:Fitter and crane operator.

Marital status: Married

Spouse name (including male name): Florence Gertrude Pearson

Date of marriage: 26 Mar 1921

Place/Parish of marriage: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

Children: William Thomas (1921-2010), Alice Maude (1923-2007), Mary Rosaline (1925-1999), Florence Louisa (1930-2003) and Allan David (1945-

Travels: Travelled around GB

Awards/recognitions: None known

Trivia / any other information: It doesn’t seem that William will have worked at the factory for long because, on 26 Jun 1917 he enlisted in the Dornock Company of the RCC, Royal Engineers. It is not certain when or if he was posted to the front. He was demobbed on 19 Mar 1920.

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