Source: May 1915 War Diary entry.
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Family Search: Major William Joseph Forbes-Mitchell was born on 8 November 1884, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India as the son of William Forbes Mitchell and Heramoney. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Windsor, Sandwich Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1914 and London, Ontario, Canada in 1921. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 30, his occupation is listed as civil engineer in Windsor, Sandwich Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 