WHITE, Kenneth Cecil
(Service number 13/976)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29 May 1882 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Tokomaru Bay | ||
| Occupation | Station Manager | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. A. FRASER (sister), Hastings; also Mr J. W. WHITE, Grassmere, Timaru, on return of soldier | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Mounted rifles | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1946 | Age | 64 years |
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| Place of Death | Hastings | ||
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Biographical Notes
Kenneth Cecil White was the youngest son of John William White and Sarah (Ellie, née Shoobridge). John was from County Limerick, Ireland, while Sarah was born in Tasmania, Australia. Sarah White died in 1912. John White, the Crown solicitor in Timaru, was the owner of the five acre propeerty know as "Grassmere". After his death in 1927, the property was broken up for housing. Both Grasmere and White streets are named after the family. Kenneth married Kathleen Harriette Douglas in 1924.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 August 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 August 2018]
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