1929 – George Mitchell Wedding Photo
George Thomas Mitchell made his debut for Dewsbury on 20th March 1926 v Leeds.
His final game was on 22nd April 1929 v Castleford – in that time he played 106 games and scored 1 try.
George died later that year, aged only 23, on August 18, 1929, in a sanatorium in Whitley, near Dewsbury. George had been injured in a match on Christmas Day 1928 against Wakefield Trinity which put him out of the game for a while, before returning to the first team at the end of the 1928/29 season. Sadly, his health then deteriorated, and he died, leaving a widow and young son. His popularity was confirmed by the crowds lining the route of his funeral procession to Thornhill churchyard.
Heritage number 353
Thanks to family member John Dunford for the information on George
