WHITE, George Phillip
| Service Number: | 4315 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat Orphanage, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tram conducter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 10 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Netley Military Cemetery, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4315, 6th Field Ambulance | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 4315, 6th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 4315, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4315, 1st Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4315 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George White and his brothers Herbert J. White and William White (died of measles 1898) were residents of the Ballarat Orphanage between 1893 and 1906. George and Herbert appear to have been then raised by an aunt Mrs. W.H. Davey. George was a tram driver when he enlisted on 15 April 1915. He served a Gallipoli with the 1st and 6th Field Ambulance, then France with the 1st and 6th Field Ambulance. George was very badly wounded on 25 July 1916, with gunshot wounds to back, and he was shell shocked as well. He was evacuated to England and admitted to the Netley Hospital in Hampshire on the 31 August 1916. His condition was listed as “on admission was in a helpless condition, paraplegia….” George died of his wounds in hospital on 10 August 1916, five days after his brother Herbert was killed in action at Pozieres.
A tree was planted for George Phillip White in the Ballarat Orphanage's Arthur Kenny Avenue of Honour.