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WHITE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3137 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England, August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wisbech County Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, France, 3 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot 2, Row C, Grave 24 , Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3137, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3137, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the second son of Stephen and Clara White, of South Brink, Wisbech.
Enlisted Fairfield, New South Wales.
Births Sep 1892 White Joseph Wisbech 3b 588
He is one of three Australian casualties of the Great War remembered on the Wisbech 1914-1918 War Memorial, the others being Charles Henry and Samuel Jude.
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