WHITE, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 541 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Lijssenthoek, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XX. K. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 541, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to abdomen. Evacuated to 10th CCS at Lijssenthoek, where he died of his wounds the next day 5 October 1917. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James WHITE, 49 Baxter Street, Bendigo, Vic.
PRIVATE J. J. WHITE.
Mr. J. White, of 53 Wills-street, Bendigo, 1ha3 received word from the Defence department that his son, Private J. J. White, died on 5th October from gunshot wounds in the left hand and abdomen at the 10th Casualty Clearing Station in France. Private White, who was about 21 years of age, enlisted in April, 1915, and sailed the next month. He took part in the operations in Gallipoli, including the action at Lone Pine. Ho was in several important engagements in France, including Bullecourt. Prior to enlisting for services with the military forces he had belonged to the naval forces, and was present at the taking of Rabaul in German New Guinea.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 541 James White was wounded at Broodseinde Ridge (SW to abdomen) on 4 October 1917.
He was evacuated to the 10th CCS situated at Lijssenthoek, where he died of his wounds the next day 5 October 1917.
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