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Ernest Vernon Mitchell

In memory of:

Private Ernest Vernon Mitchell

May 29, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/63763

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Special Service Battalion, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st

Additional Information

Son of E. Mitchell, and of Annie Mitchell, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 395 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY (ANZIO)
Italy

Grave Reference:

XVII. A. 11.

Location:

The Beach Head War Cemetery lies 5 kilometres north of the coastal town of Anzio about 70 kilometres south of Rome. To reach Anzio take the Route 148 (Superstrada Motorway) which runs between Rome and Latina. Turn off the Superstrada at the No.207, following the signs towards Anzio. The route is well sign-posted and the CWGC signs are visible 150 metres from the cemetery. There is a small parking area at the main entrance. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff. Note: The Beach Hear War Cemetery should not be confused with the Anzio War Cemetery which is also located on the No.207, but only 1 kilometre north of Anzio.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture. Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture. Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– This photo of Pte. Mitchell was clipped from a 1944 Toronto newspaper. It was preserved in a private collection of articles on Queen's Own Rifles soldiers in WW II.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This photo of Pte. Mitchell was clipped from a 1944 Toronto newspaper. It was preserved in a private collection of articles on Queen's Own Rifles soldiers in WW II.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– This obituary of Pte Mitchell was obtained from a microfilm copy of a 1944 Toronto newspaper.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This obituary of Pte Mitchell was obtained from a microfilm copy of a 1944 Toronto newspaper.

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