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WHITE, Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1627 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wingham, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Marlee, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wingham St. Matthew's Anglican Church Memorial Lynch Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1627, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1627, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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"...1627 Private Russell White, 30th Battalion, of Marlee, via Wingham, NSW. Pte White was a station hand before enlisting on 2 May 1915. He embarked from Sydney on 9 November 1915 on HMAT Beltana with the 1st Reinforcements. He was killed in action at Fromelles on 20 July 1916. His brother, 2522 Tpr Frederick White, of the Anzac Provost Corps, died on 21 May 1918 of wounds received in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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