Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Leuven Communal Cemetery | Near the N. West corner of the N. East part. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 16D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross | ||
Family :
Son of the late Robert and Johan Mitchell, of 29, Albert Terrace, Aberdeen; husband of Helen Clark (formerly Mitchell).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : at Aberdeen. Part of Gordon Brigade in the Highland Division. Moved to Bedford. 20 February 1915 : left the Division and landed at Le Havre, and a week later joined the 8th Brigade in 3rd Division at La Clytte. 10 October 1915 : transferred to 76th Brigade in same Division. 23 February 1916 : transferred to 154th Brigade in 51st (Highland) Division. Late in 1916, absorbed the Shetland Companies. |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
MITCHELL, Robert Thomas Lamont, Lieutenant, 1/4 Gordon Highlanders The Military Cross citation was as follows; Lt. Robert Thomas Lamont Mitchell, 1/4th Bn., Gordon Highlanders., T.F. On the night of 19th October, 1918, on reaching his objective, Fleury, he found-the bridge had been destroyed, and the enemy were defending the village with machine-guns and close-range artillery fire. He and his company, however,making use of planks, mattresses and fallen masonry lying in the river, effected a crossing in single file and secured the village. He showed the greatest gallantry, coolness and able leadership. Shortly afterwards he was captured (and possibly wounded) and he died whilst 'in German hands' in the period immediately after the Armistice but before being repatriated, hence the grave at Leuven. Source; 4th Gordons.com London Gazette
Aberdeen Press and Journal 25 December 1918 "NORTHERN CASUALTIES - ABERDEEN OFFICER DIES OF WOUNDS. - Lieut. R.T.L. Mitchell, 4th Gordon Highlanders, who was reported missing on the 27th October, died of wounds at Louvain, Belgium on 29th November. He was educated at Gordon's College, and served his apprenticeship with the North of Scotland and Town and County Bank, after which he left for Buenos Aires to fulfil an engagement with the London and River Plate Bank. Shortly after the outbreak of war Lieut. Mitchell returned to this country and joined the Gordon Highlanders. He was previously wounded September, 1917. Lieutenant Mitchell was the eldest son of the late Mr Robert Mitchell, and husband of Nellie A. Clark, 48 Market Street, Aberdeen. His brother, Lieut. P.H. Mitchell, Gordon Highlanders died of wounds in September, 1917, and another brother, Private A.L. Mitchell, Canadians, has just been released after being a prisoner of war in Germany for 2 1/2 years."
Aberdeen Weekly Journal 20 December 1918 "MITCHELL-At Louvain, Belgium, on the 29th November, of wounds received in action, Lt. R.T.L. Mitchell, Gordons (late London and River Plate Bank, Buenos Ayres), eleest son of the late Robert Mitchell and of Mrs Mitchell, 29 Albert Terrace, and husband of Nelly A. Clark, 48 Market Street."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge Star of the South No. 1025 E.C. | South America (South) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th October 1915 | 6th December 1915 | 21st February 1916 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley