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WHITE, Joe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6973 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1917, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wakefield, Yorkeshire, England, 8 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 4 July 1918, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave 9, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6973, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 3 years
Husband of Lily White of 124 Sydney Road, Coburg, Victoria formerly of 27 Grant Street off Moreland Road, East Brunswick, Vic. Last known address was in 1921 at 38 Town End, Ossett, Yorkeshire, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he did and apprenticesip for Ironmoulding