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War Memorial
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Charles Harold Ophir WHITE stated he was born in Stepney, London in 1896 on his war records but other records have him born on the way to Australia (at sea) on the ship Ophir

His parents were Charles Joseph WHITE & Georgina FARROW

News has been received by the parents of Lieut. C. H. 0. White that he was wounded again during the battle with the Turks between the .5th and 8th of this month. Lieut. White  was born at sea 19 years ago while the vessel conveying his parents to Sydney was en route from England. A promising non-commissioned, and later, commissioned, officer of the senior cadets, he is probably one of the youngest officers in the A.I.P. He was educated at Fort-street High School, and was associated for many years with St. James’s Church, King-street, as server and chorister.  Lieut. White entered heart and soul into the universal training scheme, and was in turn colour-sergeant and lieutenant in his area (Mosnian)  of the senior cadets. He sank his commissioned rank on enli.stiug. hut left here with the triple chevron. He gained his star in Egypt. On the first occasion of being wounded Lieut. White was shot in the neck, notwithstanding which he remained in the trenches for six days afterwards. His wound hecame septic, and he was taken on hoard the haspital ship Franconia,  from which he was eventually shifted to an island. He was hack in the fighting line again in about a fortnight. His parents reside at Upper Avenue-road, Mosman.

Official information has been received that Second-Lieutenant C. H. O. White, previously reported wounded, and later wounded and missing, was killed in action on August 8. 
Born 20 years ago on the R.M.S Ophir— after which vessel he was named— then en route from England to Sydney. Second-Lieutenant White was educated at Fort-street High  School. For a number of years he was connected with St. James’s Church, King-street. Prior to enlisting he lived with his parents in Upper Avenue-road, Mosman. Always a keen military enthusiast. the young officer entered heart and soul into the universal military training scheme at its commencement, and was coloursergeant, and later lieutenant, in the  17th Batt. (Mosman area). At the earliest opportunity Lieutenant White enlisted in the infantry, sinking his rank in so doing. It was for the fine work he performed when  sergeant that he was mentioned in despatches. In the fighting of the early part of August last he was wounded in the neck, but did not leave the trenchs until his wound became septic some days afterwards. He won his star a little later.