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WHITE, Thomas Wood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 159 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - right thigh and left knee, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 15 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row L, Grave 177 Archdeacon Ward officiated Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our dear son and brother Tom dearly loved, sadly missed, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Hunter White and Mary White of John Street, Fremantle, WA. Brother of David Marshall White who returned to Australia on 10 September 1917 having served with the 11th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal