Charles William WHITE

WHITE, Charles William

Service Number: 1011
Enlisted: 19 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newport, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 1889
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 December 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 64 Originally buried at Walker's Ridge but grave could not be located for final burial. Chaplain K.C. Single officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

19 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1011, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1011, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
14 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion, In the field
16 Dec 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 1011, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1011 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-12-16

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Mary Jane White of Blackwater, Isle of Wight, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal