Hamish Winsbury WHITE

Regimental number6/390
Date of birth12 March 1891
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressYork Terrace, Blenheim
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinJ J W White, York Terrace, Blenheim
Previous military serviceServed in High School Cadets; serving in 12th (Nelson) Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNelson
Rank on embarkationLance Sergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs J.J.W. White, Blenheim, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (gun shot wound, arm), and admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle'; transferred to St George's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; to Ricasoli Hospital, 25 Junme 1915; attached to New Zealand Advanced Base, Mustapha, Egypt, 4 July 1915; embarked Egypt to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 21 July 1915.

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

War service: 358 days (of which 319 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018498

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