George William WHITE

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WHITE, George William

Service Number:	359
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coburg, Victoria, May 1892
Home Town:	Epping, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street Public School and Ryde Public School
Occupation:	Survey draughtsman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac Row D, Grave No. 20, Baby 700 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 359, Randwick, New South Wales
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 359, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 359, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 359, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'MISSING SOLDIER.

Private White has not been heard from since April 19. Right up to that time he wrote regularly to his mother. Private advices, however, state that he landed at Gaba Tepe on April 25, and was wounded about two days later. The defence authorities have been repeatedly approached concerning his whereabouts, and inquiries have also been made through other channels, but so far no trace of him has been found. Mr. D. Hazelwood, of Culwulla Chambers, Castlereagh Street, who has Interested himself in the matter on behalf of the soldier's mother, Is hopeful that letters received by relatives of other soldiers might contain some reference to him. Private White Is 23 years of age, and prior to going to the war was In the service of the Registrar-General's Department.' from The Daily Telegraph 4 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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