Edward Mitchell

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Pte E. Mitchell

Little is known about the military records for Pte Edward Mitchell, except what has been seen in the clipping below, which tells us he was a Transport Driver in the ASC.

John & Jim Grainger found this clipping from the local press;

10th May 1917: "E Mitchell a native of Tudhoe Village, who joined the remounts attached to the ASC as transport driver as early as 7th Oct 1914, and came straight out to France with one of the first drafts, has made himself famous as a distance runner, having won the quarter and half mile races open to garrison troops. His latest performance, however, surpasses all the others, that of winning the one mile, open to all British troops, at the big Anzac sports. He was well known in cricket and football circles as an all round man, having played for Spennymoor and other clubs."

Photo available here of the Spennymoor Football Club, and here's a link to their site. See Tommy Herring, who also played football for Spennymoor.