Arthur William WHITE

Regimental number33662
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinWife, Mrs C I White, Ohaupo Road, Te Awamutu
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
Members of the Specialists Company left New Zealand on board three ships(HMNZT 'Mokoia', 13 February 1917; HMNZT 'Navua', 16 February 1917; and HMNZT 'Aparima', 16 February 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 16 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry White, 54 Owen's Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, and the late Mary White; Wife: Clara Irene White, Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 23