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WHITE, Charles Montague
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX4832 |
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Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | PERTH, WA, 3 August 1917 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 6 December 1942, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Commonwealth Bank of Australia West Australian Staff WW2 Honour Roll, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, WX4832 | |
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25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, WX4832, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 175. Charles was born 3rd Aug 1917, and prior to the war he was a bank clerk of West Perth WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn with the rank of Lieutenant. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 6th Dec 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 21 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL