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John Joseph WHITE

Regimental number506
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, D White, 9 Peter Place Adelaide Road, Dublin, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHelena Vale, West Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Squadron
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1918
Discharge date2 March 1919
Other details

War service: Middle East

Embarked on board HMAT 'Ascanius', 2 November 1914.

Embarked on board HMT 'Suffolk,' to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, 25 April 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 30 April 1915 (gun shot wound to the head); rejoined unit from Hospital, 26 May 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Mudros, 3 September 1915; admitted to Hospital Ship 'Salta', 5 September 1915; admitted to Government Hospital, Alexandria, 11 September 1915; transferred to Convalescence Camp, Ras-el-Tin, 27 September 1915; discharged, 18 October 1915.

Taken on Strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Alexandria, 19 October 1915; attached to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 11 December 1915; taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, 8 January 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 7 April, 1916; promoted Temporary Sergeant, 29 April 1916. Marched out to Australian and New Zealand Training Centre, Moascar, 17 June 1916; Acting Staff Sergeant, Instructional Staff, Moascar, 17 July 1916.

Admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 8 September 1916 (sore throat); discharged to Details, 8 September 1916.

Marched in, Isolation Camp, 10 September 1916; to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 22 October 1916; taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitzoun, 1 November 1916; returned to rank of Sergeant, 1 November 1916.

Attached to Machine Gun Training Squadron, 2 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Brigade, Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 23 April 1918. Marched out to 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, Moascar, 7 May 1918; returned to rank of Trooper, 7 May 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, 12 May 1918.

Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Eastern Expeditionary Force, 4 June 1918; admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; admitted to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 June 1918; admitted to 44th (? taly) Hospital, 12 June 1918 (tonsillitis). Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Cairo, 15 June 1918; admitted to Convalescence Camp, Abbassia, 19 June 1918; discharged to duty, Abbassia, 22 June 1918.

Marched in, Con. Depot, Moascar, 22 June 1918; marched out to 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, Moascar, 6 July 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron, EEF, 9 July 1918.

Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, EEF, 8 August 1918 (malaria); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Ludd, 11 August 1918; admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1918; to Convalescence Camp, Abbassia, 28 August 1918; discharged to Machine Gun Training Unit, Moascar, 5 September 1918.

Promoted to Acting Sergeant, 29 September 1918; marched out to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoum, 12 October 1918; Taken on strength, Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoum, 12 October 1918.

Embarked for Australia, as part of 1914 Furlough, on board H.T 'Port Darwin', Suez, 15 November 1918; disembarked Perth, 13 December 1918; discharged, Perth, 2 March 1919.

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

Served as Machine Gun Officer, 11th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, 1919-21.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHITE John Joseph

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