George Mitchell was one of two former pupils of a Leyton school to be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. As today’s pupils find out about the man who their school is named after, ZOIE O’BRIEN hears from his nephew on how he believes his uncle would have liked to inspire new generations. In January 1944, Private George Mitchell and his colleagues in the London Scottish Batalion were in immediate danger.  It was the day after the allied landings in Italy and British forces were attempting to get a foothold in hills around the harbour town of Anzio, in the Lazio region...