Regimental number | 765 |
Place of birth | Castleblayney, Monoghan, Ireland |
School | McKelvey's Grove National School, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Newry, Ireland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, H White, Newry, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No 1 (Plot VII, Row E, Grave 7), Beaumont-Hamel, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary Jane WHITE |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 8 May 1915; embarked, Alexandria, Egypt, to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915; returned from 'D' Camp, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, 8 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Killed in action, France, 26 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHITE Samuel Robert |