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)

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