Mitchell, Samuel b. September 8, 1841 d. March 16, 1894 Waikato-Hauhau Maori War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Foretop, Royal Navy. At Tauranga, New Zealand, April 29, 1864, Captain Mitchell was a member of a storming party of 150 sailors and marines from the HMS Harrier ordered to attack a fortified position. When the enemy's fire had killed most of the storming party and wounded the commanding officer, the team was ordered to retreat. Even being wounded himself, Captain Mitchell went forward and brought back the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Isolated Hillside, Ross, West Coast, New Zealand Plot: Buried on a hill 100 feet above the city of Ross, New Zealand
b. January 17, 1837 d. May 20, 1868
