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George WHITE

Regimental number3303
Place of birthDevonshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address31 Rose Street, Miller's Corner, Glenelg, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 3.25"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Myrtle McDonald, 31 Rose Street, Miller's Corner, Glenelg, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in 3rd Bushmans Corps, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date30 July 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 November 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 20 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Sydney, 13 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death20 September 1934
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHITE George

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