AUCKLAND PIONEERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 180, 1 August 1941, Page 8

AUCKLAND PIONEERS

NINETIETH BIRTHDAI

A pioneer resident of AudHni Mr. William Mitchell, of 16, Vmmi Street. Ponsonby, will celebrifcM; 90th birthday oh Monday. Brain the sergeants' quartets of the SK Regiment, which was stationed a the Albert Barracks, on the ate t the present central police sttikm Mr. Mitchell was a son of the enter sergeant of the regiment, vhovs wounded at Okaihau in the Vm wars, and later well known aiO tain John Mitchell, one of the aft drill instructors of the Rifle Veto teers.

Mr. Mitchell retains vfrid w» ries of the "red coats" march** divine service at St PauTs On and also clearly remember* BK* Selwyn. After serving for six JOB as an apprentice to a dty dMfcL Mr. Mitchell joined the anutafr stabulary. who at that tip*. Wβ seeking to capture the oath*. * Kooti. Later he spent mnf jlB in pioneering work in coanua with railway's and telegraph dndwment, and for the past 40 Jtßl W been engaged in the tea tnfc,

For a lone time a prOOdß* worker in the Salvation Ami. especially the Newton OoipG, IγMitchell is to be honoured at l telion to be held on Tuesday mP. in the Ponsonby Road haE :%'