WHITE, James Arthur Pearson
| Service Numbers: | 3330, R3353, 3353 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eden Park, Victoria, Australia, 7 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 10 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3330, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3330, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3330, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 16 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, R3353, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R3353, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 10 Oct 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3353, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: R/3353 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-10 |
Jim's Death
Jim's battalion was involved in support trench work and repairs along the railway track, and were subject to heavy shelling resulting in a number of casualties. He was buried where he fell, next to the railway line. The area is now a field, alongside the pathway between the Passchendaele Museum at Zonnebeke and Tyne Cot Cemetery, just where it intersects with Schipstraat (Source: Map reference on the war record, applied to a modern map by the archivist at the Museum).
Submitted 28 July 2015 by Jane Sykes
Postcard from Jim
Dear Stan
Just card wishing you many happy returns of the day & hope you will be spared to see many more of these. I am in the hospital in France now with a broken leg. I came to grief the first morning we were here so I have not seen much of the place yet but there is not much to see as we are camped out in the country. It is a lot better than being in [censored]. It is a treat to see the green grass & a few trees instead of all the desert like in Egypt. We have been here nearly a fortnight now. I will write more in a day or two so good night with love from Jim
[Jim's brother Stan's birthday was on 3 May, and Jim’s Army Record shows that he fractured his right patella on 30 March 1916.]
Submitted 19 November 2014 by Frederick Knerkstein
Death of Signaller J. A. P. WHITE
“Signaller JAMES ARTHUR PEARSON WHITE, youngest son of Mrs. L. A. White, Plympton, was killed in action in France on October 10. He was in his 24th year, and was a fine, manly young fellow, with a happy disposition, always ready to help where help was needed. He was a lover of clean sport, and was a member of S.A. Soldiers’ Rifle Club and the Wellington-square Football Club. He will be greatly missed.” - from the Adelaide Chronicle 08 Dec 1917 (p. 39)
Submitted 19 November 2014 by Frederick Knerkstein
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