Regimental number | 6973 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
School | State School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 3 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 2.75" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L White, 23 Grant Street off Moreland Road, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of height) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brunswick, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 France |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave 9), Villers-Brettoneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 15 December 1917. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, 8 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 13 January 1918; left in Isolation Hospital, Cherbourg, France, 22 January 1918. Marched in to 6th Training Bn, Fovant, England, 13 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 April 1918; taken on strength, 23rd Bn, in the field, 7 May 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHITE Joe |