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Family
His Mother was born on this date as Eleanor Field hi father Willam Mitchell was also born in 1805 They got married on the 25th of may 1829 and they had 7 children the childrens names were Susan,John,Mercy,Lydia,Martha,Samuel,Esther. -
Born
Samuel Mitchell was born in the village of Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire,England -
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born to death
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Royal Navy
In Augest 1857 just before his 16th birthday Samuel entered the Royal Navy as a boy' 2nd class on the ship HMS crocodile -
Headed to NZ
In December 1860 Samuel was appointd to HMS harrier where he spent the next 4 years of his life and he head for New Zeland for the first time -
VC
Samuel Mitchell was 22 years old and a captain of the foretop in the royal navy during WAIKATO-HAUHA war.It was during this war that Samuel saved his commander who was mortally wounded by the maori -
Victoria Cross is lost?
The Victoria Cross is lost after he is discehargd from the navy -
Marrige
Samuel got married to Anges Ross in a town called Ross -
Buying a Farm
Samuel and Agnes buy twenty acres of rural land on the mikonui river. -
DIED
sadly samuel mitchell died on the 16th of march 1864 after being struck on the head buy a floating tree well trying to cross a floded river. His funeral was one of the biggest in the district and burried in Ross -
Victoria Cross is Sold!!!
The Victoria Cross was found in England and sold at auction for 50 Pounds -
Edith
Edith payed 70 pounds to get the victoria cross back and it stayed with her until she died in 1963 and then it was donated to a Historical Musem
