| Regimental number | 5250 |
| Place of birth | Leitrim, Co Leitrim, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Flannagin's Hotel, Sussex Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S. White, Gurthurke House, Drunnkerin, County Leitrim, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Served with 56th Bn. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney on SS 'Makarini', 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 1 May 1916. Marched into 14th Training Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 20 May 1916. Transferred to 56th Battalion, 24 May 1916. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Tel-el-Kebir, 11 June 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 12 June 1916; transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Depot, Montazah, 24 June 1916; discharged to 14th Training Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 17 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Arcadian' and proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force, 29 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, 9 August 1916. Proceed to France, 16 September 1916. Marched into No 5 Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 17 September 1916. Found Guilty, 21 September 1916, of being absent from 0530 Parade: awarded a forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Taken on strength, 56th Bn, 1 October 1916. Admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 December 1916 (trench feet); discharged to duty, 16 December 1916. Rejoined 56th Battalion, 17 December 1916. Detached for duty with Divisional Training School, 28 December 1916; rejoined unit, 30 December 1916. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 11 January 1917 (sore feet); transferred to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 20 January 1917; admitted to No 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, 21 January 1917; transferred to General Hospital, Rouen, 18 February 1917; admitted to No 12 General Hospital, 19 February 1917; transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 21 February 1917. Marched into No 5 Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 12 March 1917; marched out to unit, 4 April 1917; rejoined 56th Bn, 8 April 1917. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, right buttock); transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 September 1917; transferred to General Hospital, 27 September 1917; transferred and admitted to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 29 September 1917; transferred to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecauet, 13 October 1917; transferred to No 13 Convalescent Depot, Treriville, 3 November 1917; admitted to No 13 Convalescent Depot, 4 November 1917. Marched into No 5 Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 6 December 1917. Proceeded to England, 23 December 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 24 December 1918. Found Guilty, 27 March 1918, of being absent without leave from, 23 January 1918, to 30 January 1918. Embarked 'Durham Castle' for change, 10 March 1918; embarked Cape Town on 'Orontes', 19 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 28 April 1918. Discharged Sydney, 3 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WHITE William |
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