Arthur Herbert WHITE

Regimental number13/476
Date of birth7 March 1888
Place of birthSomersetshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTe Teko, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 10.5"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinH White, Wainui, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Previous military serviceServed in Hawera Mounted Rifles Regiment; resigned on leaving the district; serving in 4th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel No 71), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Augusta Mary White, 17 Upland Road, Remuera, Auckland, and the late Henry White
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 19 May 1915.

Report from Adjutant, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment: 'Buried ... Hill 882 in Square 265'.

Grave subsequently lost.

War service: 275 days (of which 216 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018395