WHITE, George Nichol
| Service Number: | 6904 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goomalling, Western Australia, 24 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Goomalling, Goomalling, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6 April 1979, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goomalling General Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Northampton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6904, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6904, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6904, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6904, 28th Infantry Battalion, per HTA Carpentaria | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6904, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
George was the fourth of seven children of John White (b1862 in Gwalla, Western Australia) and Jane Gray (b1871 in Corwall, England). John and Jane married in Northampton WA where they settled and raised their family. John died in 1898 and Jane in 1901.
George started work as a Farm Hand in Goomalling, WA and was a Teamster at Grange Clare Farm in Goomalling when he enlisted in the AIF in September 1916. He serded as a Private (Service No:6094) with 20/28th Infantry Battalion and was Discharged in October 1918.
In 1917 George married Helena Elizabeth Bridget Hennessy (b1890 in Toodyay, WA) - Helen was a Farmer. George and Helena settled at Grange Clare Farm where George worked as a Teamster and Tractor Driver. In 1941 he enlisted in the ACMF (Private: Service No:W27633) and served with 10 and 29 Garrison Battalions. He was Discharged in 1945 and he and Helena continued living at Grange Clare Farm, where by 1949 George was a Farmer. Helena died in 1967 and George in 1979.
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