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William Gordon WHITE

Regimental number1421
Place of birthHopetown Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHopetoun, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susan White, Lascelles Street, Hopetoun, Victoria
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1917
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Gordon and Susan WHITE.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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