PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	Edward MITCHELL
Birth date and place	c. 1830 Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Palace Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England (1851).
Trade	Bricklayer.
Physical Description
Marriage date and place
Spouse	Susanna(h) ?
Children	Charles b. 1850, Woolwich, Kent. Mary A b. 1852, Western Australia.
Death date and place	Jun 1854 Fremantle, Western Australia.
Burial date and place	30 Jun 1854 Skinner Street Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia. St Patrick’s R.C. Section. Officiated by Raphael Martelli.
Will and Probate	None.
Death/Funeral Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	Sapper.
Attestation date and place
Service/Campaigns	Western Australia 2 years 6 months.
Musters	WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-142 (1854) Western Australia.
Promotions
Medals, Clasps and Badges
Other Awards & Prizes	The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present.
Casualty/Medical
Courts Martial (and type)
Discharge date and place
Length of Service
Chelsea Pension Reference	No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant.
Post Discharge Residence
Pension
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ship	Anna Robertson.
Departure and Arrival dates	Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851.
Occupations post-arrival in WA	Instructing Warder. York Convict Depot Jan to Dec 1852. Guildford Convict Depot Sep 1853 for one month.
Subscriptions to Funds	None.
Land Acquisition	None in Western Australia.
Newspaper Articles	None.
Ship ex-WA	Not applicable.
Departure date and destination	Wife and children returned to England date and vessel unknown.