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 1915 - 1940 (25 years)
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| Name |
William Alfred Mitchinson |
| Born |
21 Oct 1915 |
Aston, Warwickshire, England, UK  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1921 |
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, UK |
Address:
76 Brunswick Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation |
Oct 1936 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Police Constable |
| Occupation |
1939 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Police Constable |
| Residence |
1939 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
Address:
7 Saxondale Avenue, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Died |
23 Nov 1940 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Cause: Civilian War Casualty |
- William Alfred Mitchinson, from Shirley, was just 25 when he was mortally wounded in a bombing raid in the early hours of Saturday November 23, 1940.
Constable E123 came from a police family, with both his father and brother being among the ranks and joined Birmingham City Police in October 1936.
The married officer was on duty in Small Heath, when the ten-hour bombing raid started shortly after 7pm the night before.
A report to the Chief Constable stated: "I have to report that at 12.12am Saturday 23 November 1940, PC E123 William Mitchinson was on duty in Coventry Road, Small Heath - at air raid incidents, when he was struck by a portion of a high explosive bomb. His right foot was blown off and serious injury to his leg was also sustained.
"First Aid was rendered by PC E212 John Ross and Pc Mitchinson was taken by ambulance services to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
"PC Mitchinson died in the above hospital at 12.15pm the same date."
He was buried four days later at Elmdon Parish Church, the same church where he had married his sweetheart Kitty Harrison little more than a year earlier.
His headstone bears the epitaph 'Duty Nobly Done'.
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From the Archives: Police heroes gave their lives in the Blitz
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| Buried |
27 Nov 1940 |
Elmdon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Person ID |
I18188 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Father |
Cecil James Mitchinson
b. 4 Feb 1884, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
d. 1 Mar 1965, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Lilian Maud Biggs
b. 17 Jul 1882, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
d. 1968, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
1911 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Family ID |
F2476 |
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 | Born - 21 Oct 1915 - Aston, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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 | Residence - Address:
76 Brunswick Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, UK - 1921 - Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, UK |
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 | Occupation - Police Constable - Oct 1936 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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| Occupation - Police Constable - 1939 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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| Residence - Address:
7 Saxondale Avenue, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK - 1939 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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| Died - Cause: Civilian War Casualty - 23 Nov 1940 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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 | Buried - 27 Nov 1940 - Elmdon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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