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Pte. Albert Mitchell
British Army 1st Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Forest Row, Sussex
(d.19th Apr 1918)
My Gt.Uncle Albert Mitchell was a golf professional before WW1. He came from a family of professional golfers and was first cousin to Abe Mitchell whose effigy adorns the Ryder Cup. He honed his craft on the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, Forest Row, Sussex.
Albert was the youngest son of Arthur and Susan Mitchell.
Initially he joined the West Kent Yeomanry but transferred to the Middlesex Regiment.
In 1916 he was wounded at the Somme. After a period of convalescence at home, he returned to France.
He died in action on 19th Apr 1918.
His body is buried at the Meteren Cemetery, France.
Albert did not marry and was 32 when he died.