Regimental number | 8/1012 |
Date of birth | |
Occupation | Company manager |
Address | Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Brother, A N White, 15 Henry Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Arawa', 1 October 1919; discharged (appointment terminated), 16 December 1919. Medals: Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10922934 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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