
| Regimental number | 8/2177 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | National Insurance Company, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Professor D R White, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 8 June 1915; Lieutenant, 1 March 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from England, 6 June 1916. Reported wounded, 14 July 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to England, and admitted to 4th London General Hospital, 25 July 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Maheno', 28 October 1916; discharged (struck off strength of NZEF, and absorbed in strength of Territorial Unit with original rank and seniority), 12 June 1917. War service: 2 years 152 days (of which 1 year 190 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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