WHITE, Michael Charles
| Service Number: | 6367 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Brigade Train |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Nephritis & Double Pneumonia, Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England , 29 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England Row 54, Grave 698, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Northam Fallen |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6367, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6367, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6367, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Driver, 6367, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6367 awm_unit: 16th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-01-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Lavinia White of 15 Gladstone Street, Perth, WA formerly of Bunbury and Northam WA; brother of Joseph William White MSM who returned to Australia on 21 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 29th January…… Michael Charles White was born at Bunbury, Western Australia in 1889.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 2nd March, 1915 as a 24 year old, single, Labourer from Bunbury, Western Australia.
Driver Michael Charles White, Service number 6367, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Afric (A19) on 22nd May, 1915 with the 6th Infantry Brigade Train, 16th Company, Army Service Corps.
On 20th March, 1916 Driver White proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria. He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 28th March, 1916.
He was temporarily attached to 21st Battalion in France from 21st June, 1916. Driver White rejoined his Unit from detachment on 28th July, 1916 & was attached to 6th Field Company Engineers on the same day. Driver White rejoined his Unit from detachment on 3rd August, 1916.
Driver White was temporarily attached to 21st Battalion in France from 19th October, 1916 & rejoined his Unit from detachment on 26th October, 1916.
On 29th December, 1916 Driver White was admitted to 5th Field Ambulance in France on 29th December, 1916 then transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station. He was transferred to Ambulance Train 23 & admitted to 5th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 31st December, 1916 with Nephritis. Driver White embarked for England on Hospital Ship St. George on 8th January, 1917 with acute Nephritis.
He was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England on 10th January, 1917 with slight nephritis. Driver White was reported as dangerously ill on 27th January, 1917.
Driver Michael Charles White died at 1.15 am on 29th January, 1917 at Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England from Nephritis & Double Pneumonia.
He was buried in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England where 23 other WW1 War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/norwich---norfolk.html
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