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George Henry WHITE

Regimental number2406
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationScalper
AddressTambo, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Jane White, C/o J Gilbert, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 June 1916
Place of enlistmentCharleville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Discharge date20 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 July 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder).

Wounded in action (second occasion: gas), 26 May 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 20 September 1919.

MBC
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHITE George Henry

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