WHITE, Lave Lavington
| Service Number: | 3943 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman/Electrician |
| Died: | 9 August 1962, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3943, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 3943, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 3943, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3943, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , GSW (left buttock) | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3943, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road, 2nd occasion | |
| 20 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3943, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by mieka white
This is a tribute to my great, great, great grandfather, Lavington White. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania and his date of birth was sometime in 1894.
His mother’s name was Emily White and his father’s name was Lavington White. Before he enlisted for World War 1, he was a linesman and an electrician.
Lav enlisted on January 7th, 1915, in Claremont, Tasmania. When he enlisted he was 21 and 5 months old and eventually, he embarked for France on February 19th, 1915.
He was a gunman in multiple Field Artillery Brigades (FAB). He was first wounded on December the 16th, 1916. It was a gunshot wound in the left buttock. He was in the 24th FAB and they were in France. He was then transported to England on September 18th, 1916.
After that, he married Lily Alberta Moon on October 10th, 1918. The ceremony was at The Established Church and the marriage was solemnized at The Holy Trinity Church in London. They were married by Douglas G. Matthews, Curator. Lavington was later discharged on October 22nd, 1919 because he was medically unfit.