William Henry WHITE

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WHITE, William Henry

Service Number:	598
Enlisted:	9 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Thebarton, South Australia, 8 November 1876
Home Town:	Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Thebarton Public School
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 September 1915, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide Bennett & Fisher WW1 Roll of Honor, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

9 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 598, Oaklands, South Australia
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 598, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 598, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
16 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 598, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 598 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-16

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Biography

"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL W. H. WHITE.

Lance-Corporal H. W. White enlisted with the 11th Light Horse and was trans- ferred in Egypt to the 9th. He died of wounds on September 16. The eldest son of Mr. H. White, of Light-terrace, Thebarton, he was 39 years of age. Deceased served with the fifth contingent in the South African war. He was a well-known stockman, and was last employed by Messrs. Bennett & Fisher. One brother is at the front, and another in camp at Mitcham." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 06 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)

Biography contributed by St Ignatius' College

William Henry White was born on the 8th of November 1876. His parents were Henry White and Julia Henrietta White. His father Henry being his nominated next of Kin. He was born in the suburb of Thebarton, South Australia. William went to the local school, Thebarton Primary School. Whites job before the war was a Stockman at the business of Messrs. Bennet and Fisher.

However, this wasn’t the first time he has served in the army. William served during the South African war or the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. All we know is that he was a part of the fifth contentment. War experience was valuable to the army because someone with war experience knows how to deal and adapt to war conditions, landscape and brutality.

William enlisted in the army as a Light Horsemen at the Oaklands Camp, South Australia on the 9th of January 1915. He was enlisted in the 11th Light horse Regiment due to his horse riding skills. He departed to Egypt for training on the HMAT A7 Medic from Brisbane Queensland.

William was TOS (taken on strength) or transferred to the 9th Light Horse Regiment on the 29th of August 1915. William was a reinforcement for the already fighting soldiers at Gallipoli. On 6th September 1915 he was promoted to Lance Corporal.

William Henry White was wounded 16th of September 1915 with a gun shot wound to his abdomen. He was evacuated to the No. 16 Casualty clearing station where he died.

In total, William spent only 6 months of the total of 9 months the Gallipoli campaign lasted for and was involved in World War one for the same amount of time.

When he passed, letters were sent to his mother and father informing them about his passing, and where he is buried. His mother (Julia) was sent a letter from the Office of recordsin May 1924 informing her where he would be commemorated with a permanent headstone table in the Embarkation Peir Cemetery, Anzac, Gallipoli

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