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William John Mitchell was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, on 31 December 1909.^1,2,3

He married Hazel Marjorie Roberts at St Georges Church in Hurstville, New South Wales, on 3 November 1934. He was a bank teller at the Commonwealth Bank in Cairns.^4,5

He enlisted in the Australian Army (#NX30694) on 6 June 1940 at Manilla, New South Wales.³ He was discharged on 19 February 1944 At this stage he was a Sergeant in the 9th Field Regiment.³

William died on 6 January 1983 in Sutherland, New South Wales, at age 73.^6,7 He was cremated at the Woronora Cemetery and Crematorium, 121 Linden St in Sutherland in January 1983.⁷

William's birth was registered between July 1875 and September 1875 at Morice Town in Plymouth, Devon.^2,3,1
He was listed in the 1881 census at 4 Lennox Terrace in Portsea, Hampshire, in the household of his parents, William John Mitchell and Jessie Dunstan.³

William John Dunstan Mitchell and Jessie Georgina Frances Amor arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 March 1884 on board the 'Warwick' from Plymouth in the company of their parents William John Mitchell and Jessie Dunstan.⁴

He served in the Boer War and was awarded the King's Medal and the Queens' Medal with five bars.⁵

He married Georgina Mary Mulford, daughter of George Mulford and Annie Keogh, at St James Church in Sydney, New South Wales, on 8 July 1905.²

He enlisted in the 36th Infantry Battalion (6th Reinforcement) on 1 November 1916 at Bathurst, New South Wales. At enlistment he was a Sheriff's officer in Mudgee, (height 5' 8 3/4", dark complexion, brown eyes, perfect eyesight) and had previously served in England (1 year) and with the Sth African Constabulary for 2 1/2 years. Distinctive marks included a tattoo of the stars and stripes with the Union Jack on his left arm, and two hearts on his right arm! He embarked on HMAT Beltana from Sydney on the 25th Nov 1916, and arrived in Devonport in Jan 1917.^6,7 He was promoted to Lance-Corporal on 1 August 1917.⁸

William died on 2 October 1917 in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen.^9,10

She married (--?--) Shimpleton.

He married Dorothea Ellen Moseley.¹

Evelyn Louise MOHR was born in California circa 1922.¹

She married Edwin Norris Procter, son of James Norris Procter and Hope Hardison, in California circa 1943.¹

She was listed in the 1950 US census at 415 Nth Ventura St in Ojai, Ventura Co, California, with her husband Edwin; he was an electrical engineer at the nearby Naval base and she was a secretary.¹

Kezia Ann Moir was born in England in 1804. and was baptised on 14 September 1804 at St John in Hackney.¹

She married Samuel Smyth Forsaith, son of Samuel Forsaith and Elizabeth Smyth, at St Mary, Bromley St Leonard in London, Middlesex, on 13 November 1825.^2,3,4
She was listed in the 1851 census, visiting the household of Joseph and Elizabeth LAMPITT at York St, Tower Hamlets in St Leonards Shoreditch, Middlesex, and claimed to be an unmarried seamstress. In fact her husband Samuel Smyth FORSAITH was still alive and about to decamp to New Zealand.⁵
She was listed in the 1871 census at 23 Warner Place in Bethnal Green, Hackney, Middlesex, in the role of 'wife, deserted by husband', a needle-woman and the only resident at this address.⁶
She was listed in the 1881 census, lodging at 3 Homerton Terrace in Hackney, London, Middlesex, in James HOLMES's household, working as a needle-woman.⁷

Kezia's death was registered between July 1890 and September 1890 in Hackney, London, Middlesex.⁸

Eric George Molesworth was born in Leichhardt, New South Wales, on 8 July 1906.^2,3,4

He married Jessie Duck, daughter of George Ernest Duck and Jessie Georgina Frances Amor, at Presbyterian Church in Mosman, New South Wales, on 16 March 1929.^1,5

He was widowed at age 67 on the death of his wife Jessie on 22 January 1974.^6,7

Eric died on 15 November 1984 in Woolgoolga, New South Wales, at age 78.^2,8 He was buried at the Woolgoolga Monumental Cemetery in Woolgoolga.⁹

Gertrude Mary (Truda) Molony was born in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, on 23 April 1903.^3,1,4

She married Frederick Clarke Shroff, son of Mortimer William Shroff and Bessie Martha Rhoda Clarke, in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, on 27 May 1925.^3,1,5,6

Gertrude died in 1980 in New Zealand.⁷

Eliza Molyneaux was born in 1799.¹

She married (--?--) White.¹

Eliza's second marriage was to Walter Lawry, son of Joseph Lawry and Anna Vercoe, on 27 July 1829.^1,2

She was widowed on the death of her husband Walter on 26 March 1859.^1,3,2

Eliza died in 1877.¹

Anne Moncrieff was born in 1830.

She married John Robert Cuthbertson, son of John Cuthbertson and Margaret Buchanan Ferguson, in Victoria in 1860.¹

She was widowed on the death of her husband John on 9 October 1882.^2,3,4

She was appointed executrix of John Robert Cuthbertson's estate in Edinburgh on 8 February 1883.⁴

Anne died on 15 May 1923 in Nelson.^5,6 She was buried on 17 May 1923 at the Wakapuaka Cemetery.⁶