Leonard Sydney George MItchell
Place of birth: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Previous occupation: House Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J27104
Joined Hood First time: 1st April 1920 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood First time: 16th May 1921 (Able Seaman)
Joined Hood Second time: 16th June 1921 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood Second time: 14th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
8th September 1913 | 22nd September 1913 | Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd September 1913 | 9th April 1914 | Powerful | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th April 1914 | 18th April 1914 | Powerful | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th April 1914 | 30th July 1914 | Theseus | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
31st July 1914 | 29th October 1915 | Cornwall | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th October 1915 | 5th May 1916 | Canopus | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th May 1916 | 16th May 1916 | Vivid I | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th May 1916 | 3rd October 1916 | Vivid I | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
4th October 1916 | 30th April 1917 | Colleen (Laburnum) | Ordinary Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st May 1917 | 13th June 1917 | Colleen (Laburnum) | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th June 1917 | 3rd August 1917 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
4th August 1917 | 10th February 1918 | Cornwall | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th February 1918 | 17th August 1918 | Cornwall | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th August 1918 | 8th February 1919 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
9th February 1919 | 20th January 1920 | Crescent (Magnificent) | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
21st January 1920 | 23rd February 1920 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
24th February 1920 | 31st March 1920 | Crescent (Hood) | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st April 1920 | 16th May 1921 | Hood | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
7th June 1921 | 15th June 1921 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th June 1921 | 14th May 1923 | Hood | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
15th May 1923 | 31st March 1924 | Vivid I | Able Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st April 1924 | 14th September 1924 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
15th September 1924 | 31st October 1925 | Greenwich (Vanquisher) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st November 1925 | 16th September 1926 | Egmont II (Vanquisher) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th September 1926 | 25th October 1927 | Vivid I | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
26th October 1927 | 31st December 1927 | Vivid II (Romola) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st January 1928 | 8th July 1929 | Carysfort (Romola) | Leading Seaman | ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
9th July 1929 | 29th November 1929 | Victory II-IV (Vesper) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
30th November 1929 | 10th November 1930 | Victory II-IV (Vimy) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
11th November 1930 | 8th June 1931 | Victory I-II | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
9th June 1931 | 17th July 1931 | Victory II-IV (Blanche) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
18th July 1931 | 30th June 1933 | Egmont II-II (Blanche) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
1st July 1933 | 19th July 1936 | St. Angelo II (Blanche) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
1st July 1933 | 19th July 1936 | St. Angelo II (Blanche) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
20th July 1936 | 7th October 1936 | Victory II (Blanche) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
8th October 1936 | 7th September 1937 | Victory I | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
8th September 1937 | 28th July 1939 | Victory II (Exmouth) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
29th July 1939 | 26th October 1939 | Victory IV (Exmouth) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
27th October 1939 | 31st October 1939 | Victory III (Exmouth) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
1st November 1939 | 21st January 1940 | Drake IV (Exmouth) | Telegraphist | ADM363/433 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
ADM188/701 via WW1 Lives at Sea