Patrick WHITE

Regimental number4507
Place of birthExeter, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFireman
AddressBoulder, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 9.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eliza White, Young Street, Exeter, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameNo 6 Tunnelling Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 1 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Mary WHITE. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date16 July 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; disembarked Perth, 26 June 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 16 July 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 October 1928
Age at death56
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHITE Patrick