Percy Henry WHITE

Regimental number8/1675
Date of birth12 July 1895
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressHyde, Central Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, H White, Wilstop, Bayfield, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in 10th (North Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 December 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Ellen White, Aotea Street, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Native of Mornington, Dunedin. School Master, at Hyde, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Otago Infantry Bn, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 27 September 1915.

Court of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ehypt, 22 March 1916, concluded 'Reasonable to suppose "Killed in Action", 27 September 1915"'.

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