Frank Mitchell - Later Life

Later Life

In World War I, he returned to active duty, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was mentioned in despatches. After hostilities ended, he watched his son play cricket for Kent, and corresponded for The Cricketer before his sudden death in 1935, aged 63.

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