WHITE, Nathaniel
| Service Number: | 401355 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Bradfield Park |
| Born: | Yarra Glen, Vic., 25 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | Highton, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bacchus Marsh High School, Geelong High School |
| Occupation: | Manager - Hatchery & Poultry Farm |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 21 April 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Highton Memorial Gates, Highton St. Luke's Uniting Church Nathniel White Memorial Plaque, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 401355 | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401355, RAAF Bradfield Park, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Nathaniel and Sarah White; husband of Lyla White, of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Flight - Sgt. Nathaniel WHITE, R.A.A.F., formerly of Highton, Ballarat, was reported missing on April 21. Before Joining the R.A.A.F., Flight-Sgt. White was a poultry breeder, and was one of the foundation members of the Egg Board. He was a leading figure in national poli tical circles and unsuccessfully contested the Geelong Legislative Assembly seat some years ago.
The wife of Flight-Sergeant Nathaniel White, of Highton, Geelong, has been notified that he has been reported missing since April 21. Before joining the R.A.A.F., Flt.Sgt. White was a poultry-breeder. A nephew of Mr. R. J. White, of the Bacchus Marsh Poultry Farm, he spent some of his schooldays in the Marsh.
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