Richard Leslie WHITE

Regimental number2042
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSleeper hewer
AddressBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs E White, Coombe Street, Collie, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Brigade Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 27 August 1916
Place of burialNunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, London.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Ellen WHITE.