WHITE, William Theodore
(Service number 60019)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16/03/1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 62 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Bank clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs A. J. WHITE (mother), 62 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 February 1954 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Whanganui | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Whanganui; ashes interred Aramoho Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Theodore White was the younger son of the Reverend William White and his wife Agnes Jane née Carleton. William and Agnes married in January 1879 in Northern Ireland, their first three children being born there. In about 1885 they came to New Zealand. The Rev White and his family spent a few years at Pleasant Point, during whih time William was born. He was a bank clerk at Devonport, Auckland, when he was called up. William married Sarah Amy Maskell (Sally).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 November 2019]; Aramoho cremation & cemetery records (NZSG cemetery records) [11 November 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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