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Edward Geoffrey WHITE

Regimental number620
Place of birthKent, England
SchoolNorfolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFruit grower
AddressGlenaros, Gayndah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMabelle White, Glenaros, Gayndah, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death22
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
58
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Shepparton Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Dr Edward Alexander and Mabelle (b. Sheffield, England, 5 January 1888; d. 1 March 1941, aged 53; bu. Shepparton) WHITE.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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