WHITE, Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2005, 2005A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, 1 yr with 27th ALH |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay Queensland, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, between Vaux and Vaire, France, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Brettoneaux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave 10), Fouilloy, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Mackay Railway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2005, 52nd Infantry Battalion, 1 yr with 27th ALH | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2005, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2005, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2005A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2005A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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From 52nd Battalion AIF
On 17 April 1918, the 52nd was in position between Vaux and Vaire, with the 4th Division AIF in reserve. The 2nd Division AIF took over the line near Dernancourt. The 3rd Division AIF was to the south between the Ancre and Somme Rivers, with the 5th Division AIF on its right flank with its lines across the Somme. The AIF was in control of approximately 17 miles of the Fourth Army’s front. One man died on this day:
Private Thomas White (#2005a), 29, from Mackay QLD
White was a labourer when he enlisted in January 1916. He embarked with the 3rd reinforcements to the 52nd in early May 1916 and arrived in England around June/July. His service record is missing so details are limited.
It appears he married a Violet Mary Holloway of Trowbridge on 26 September 1917 at Melksham, Wiltshire. These locations are close to the Australian training camps on Salisbury Plain. A son, Thomas, was born on 26 July 1918, so Thomas senior was certainly the father. A daughter, Peggy Armistice White was born on 11 November 1921 according to Ancestry records. However, she could not have been Thomas senior’s daughter, if these dates are correct. Thomas senior is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France
Thomas’ brother, Private William WHITE (#317), served with the 41st Bn and returned to Australia in April 1918
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