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Son of John Badham and Esther M. A. Mitchell, of Drummondville, Quebec.
Digital gallery of Chief Petty Officer Herbert George Clark Mitchell
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Chief Petty Officer Herbert George Clark Mitchell
Chief Petty Officer (Pilot Officer) Herbert George Clark Mitchell was shot down during the Palembang bombing raid on the oil refineries supplying the Japanese forces around occupied Indonesia. He was piloting an Avenger and he and his crew members were thought to be injured by fighters attacking their flight while bombing the oil refineries. His crew consisted of observer Sub-Lt. Arthur Hemington RNVR (21) and telegraphist/air gunner Leading Airman Clifford Harris (20). Other members of the bombing mission said that Mitchells plane seemed to be having trouble keeping up with the others and fell back from the formation returning to their carrier HMS Indefatigable. The plane could have ditched in the ocean or on a beach but in any case the crew died either at the hands of their captors or in the crash.
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Chief Petty Officer (Pilot Officer) Herbert George Clark Mitchell was shot down during the Palembang bombing raid on the oil refineries supplying the Japanese forces around occupied Indonesia. He was piloting an Avenger and he and his crew members were thought to be injured by fighters attacking their flight while bombing the oil refineries. His crew consisted of observer Sub-Lt. Arthur Hemington RNVR (21) and telegraphist/air gunner Leading Airman Clifford Harris (20). Other members of the bombing mission said that Mitchells plane seemed to be having trouble keeping up with the others and fell back from the formation returning to their carrier HMS Indefatigable. The plane could have ditched in the ocean or on a beach but in any case the crew died either at the hands of their captors or in the crash.
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Page 616 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY Indonesia
JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY is in the suburb of Menteng Poeloe, 11 kilometres from the city centre and is adjacent to the Netherlands Field of Honour, Jakarta Selatam (South Jakarta).
It can be reached by two main roads - Jalan Dr Saharto and Jalan Casablanca.
The JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY is entered on the northern side by a short flight of steps leading into the Memorial building.
The entrance faces the old civilian cemetery where hawkers from the local market often spill out, partly blocking access to the cemetery.
The local name for the cemetery is Makam Perang Jakarta.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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