David Reynolds Mitchell
| David Reynolds Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1911 |
| Died |
30 April 1945 Atlantic Ocean |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Commands held | HMS Isis |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Order |
| Relations |
Admiral Francis Herbert Mitchell Major-General Francis Neville Mitchell |
Lieutenant-Commander David Reynolds Mitchell DSC DSO (1911–1945) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded several ships before being killed late in World War II.
Military career
Born the youngest son of Admiral Francis Mitchell, brother of Major General Francis Mitchell and a cousin of the Very Reverend Patrick Reynolds Mitchell KCVO,[1] Mitchell began his career as a cadet on September 1, 1928, and attained his final rank of Lt. Commander in 1942. He was killed in the service of his country one week before VE Day - the end of World War II.
On 19 February 1943, Mitchell was serving as commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Isis when it sunk the German submarine U-562 in the Mediterranean north-east of Benghazi.[2] Mitchell was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, "For leadership, daring and devotion to duty in action with enemy submarines in the Mediterranean, while serving (on H.M.S. Isis)".[3]
Family
In 1935 he married Heather Linore Kent of Australia.
References
- ↑ Mitchell Family Records
- ↑ "David Reynolds Mitchell DSO, RN". uboat.net. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Admiralty Fleet Orders" (PDF). 23 September 1943.