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Pte. John Arthur Whitby
British Army 8th Btn. Border Regiment
from:The Ferry, Rainham, Essex
(d.11th Apr 1918)
John Whitby is my Uncle, of whom little is known apart from his name being on the Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium and the War Memorial in Rainham, Essex. He was just 21 when he died, and as my Father would only have been 10 years old at that time, no other information has been passed down the Family. On the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website he is listed as 242036 Private John Arthur Whitby served with the 8th Battalion Border regiment during WW1. He died on the 11th April 1918 and is remembered on Panel 6, Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. He was the son of George and Elizabeth MA Whitby of the Ferry, Rainham, Essex.
Dvr. John Whitby
British Army 19th Bde. 95 Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Lisburn, Northern Ireland
My great great grandfather, John Whitby, was a driver with 95th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. John survived the war, coming back with severe facial wounds. He had also passed through the South Africa campaign.
Sgt. Albert White VC.
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Liverpool
(d.19th May 1917)
Albert White was killed in action on the 19th of May 1917, aged 23. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. White, of 58 Lamb St., Liverpool.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 27th June, 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. Realising during an attack that one of the enemy's machine guns, which had previously been located, would probably hold up the whole advance of his Company, Serjt. White, without the slightest hesitation and regardless of all personal danger, dashed ahead of his Company to capture the gun. When within a few yards of the gun he fell riddled with bullets, having thus willingly sacrificed his life in order that he might secure the success of the operations and the welfare of his comrades."
Pte. Alexander White
British Army 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.9th April 1917)
Alexander White is my great uncle who died 9th of April 1917 and buried at Duisan British Cemetery, Etrun France. My grandfather Alexander's brother died also 1917.
Pte. Alfred White
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
L/Cpl. Alfred Herbert "Chalky" White
British Army 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Eastling Kent
Alfred White served with the Royal Irish Rifles.
Pte. Alfred James White
British Army 4th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Cannock, Staffordshire
(d.27th March 1918)
Alfred White enlisted in the 4th Special Reserve Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment. He was my great uncle on my mother's side of the family. He died of wounds. Apparently someone who had served with Alfred visited his mother some time later reporting that Alfred was injured in the trenches trying to warn others. How true this is I cannot say.
His mother and sister later petitioned to have his name added to the Cannock War Memorial, as it was originally missed off. He is thought to have been wounded at Bucquoy-Ablainzeville-Essarts-Adinfer Wood and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery.
Allan Gordon Woodbine White
British Army 2/24th Battalion London Regiment
from:Lambeth
My grandfather, Allan White's war record survives and he enlisted on 30th of June 1915 at the age of 19. He went to France on 20th of June 1916 and then on to Salonkia on 5th of May 1917. After a period of sick leave in Summerhill Camp, England he then went to Egypt on 26th of February 1918. In June 1918 he was ill with pyrexia (fever). On 19th of September 1918 he was back in France.
He re-enlisted whilst still serving overseas on 20th Feb 1919 to the 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He was discharged on health ground on 20 Jan 1920 due to malaria he had picked up overseas. He died aged 53 many years before I was born.
Gnr. Arthur Arnold White
British Army 236th Brigade, A Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:87, St Marks Road, Kennington
(d.9th Jun 1917)
My uncle Arnold White was in the Territorial Force and was called up August 1914. He was killed 9.7.17 aged 22 and is buried at La Clytte cemetery, Belgium. I have managed to find his service records on Ancestry. What I would like to know is where his battery was stationed when he was killed, The only information we have is that he was killed in action.
2Lt. Aubrey Cecil White
British Army 8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
(d.1st July 1916)
Aubrey White served with the 8th York and Lancaster Regiment.
Pte. Bertie William John White
British Army 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Poole, Dorset
My grandfather Bertie White enlisted in Dorchester on 31st of August 1914. He trained at Belton Park Camp in Grantham and went to the Island of Lemnos. He landed at Sulva Bay on the 6th August 1915 with the 5th Battalion as part of the 34th Brigade.
When the British Army was withdrawn to Egypt the 5th Battalion spent several months there, before going to the Western Front in the autumn and early 1917. It has not been possible to find out when he was wounded, but he received a serious wound to the face. Owing to his wounds he was discharged on 1st June 1917. He lived in Parkstone for the rest of his life, and passed away in 1968.
Sjt. Charles Noel "Blanco" White MM.
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey
I have no record of my Father Charles White, as to how he was awarded the Military Medal. My Siblings tell me he captured a German Machine Gun Post and took Prisoners. He apparently was awarded this as a Sgt., but records show him as a gunner, and no other information. I have his War Medals,including his M.M. I would be grateful if anyone could contact me with any information about my Father, Charles Noel White 44883, who was 65 yrs old when I was born.
Gnr. Charles Gordon White
British Army 460(H) Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Coxhoe
(d.3rd June 1918)
Charles Gordon White, Gunner 33960, enlisted in Newcastle on the 2nd September 1912 and served in 460 bty. Royal Field Artillery and died on the 3rd June 1918. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried in Douchy les Ayette British Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Charles was born in Tursdale Colliery 1890. His mother was Sally White. He was married to Beatrice Ellen White. In the 1911 census they are living at West Terrace, Coxhoe. Charles(20) is a Coal Miner Rolleyman and Beatrice (19) has been married for 2 years. They have a daughter Sarah one year old. Beatrice remarried and effects were sent to Mrs BE Murray, 49 Charles Street, Jarrow.
Pte. Charles Antony White
British Army 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:London
(d.17th Feb 1915)
L/Cpl. Charles Cecil White
British Army 12th Btn. London Regiment
from:26 Berwick St., Victoria, London
(d.8th May 1915)
Pte Charles Wallace White
British Army 10th Hussars
from:Watchet, Somerset
(d.10th October 1916)
Pte. Christopher White
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
served with 20th DLI and 18th DLI and 19th DLI
Pte. Christopher White
British Army 6th Btn. Leinster Regiment
(d.23rd Feb 1915)
Christopher White is buried in the Birr (Clonoghill) Cemetery in Co. Offaly, Ireland.
Spr. Daniel White
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
from:Westville, Nova Scotia,
(d.26th Mar 1917)
Rfmn. Edmund White
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Sabastapol, Troedrhiwfwch, South Wales
(d.24th Mar 1918)
Edmund White aka Whyte was the son of James Whyte and Kate Welsh who were from Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny, which is apparently why Uncle Ned joined an Irish regiment.
Gnr. Edwin Spencer White MM.
British Army 45th Brigade, 57th Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Chesterfield
My uncle Edwin Spencer White was awarded the M.M. while serving with the 57th Battery, 45th Brigade RFA (Gazetted 18 Oct 1918). I would like to know what he did and where he was when he did it.
Pte. Eric H. White MM
British Army 16th (Church Lads) Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Eric White was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry while serving with the 16th Church Lads battalion, K.R.R.C.
Pte. Eric Hyde White MM.
British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Eric White was my father's elder brother. He was born in Swansea in 1895 and joined the KRRC in 1914. His service records have survived. In October 1918 the battalion was at Englefontaine near Mons and he won a Military Medal for an action fought at this village. Anecdotally it is believed that he won the medal for replacing a telegraph wire which had been brought down by enemy fire. I would be very interested in any information held or details of the citation if there was one.
L/Cpl. Ernest Thomas "Jack" White
British Army 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Addiscombe, Croydon
(d.27th Jun 1917)
Ernest White was killed in action on the 27th of June 1917 and is buried in Beuvry Communal Cemetery, France. He was the son of Mr. E. White, of 10 Windermere Rd., Addiscombe, Croydon.
Pte. Frederick Keith White
Australian Imperial Force 33rd Battalion
from:Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
(d.17th May 1918)
Pte. Frederick William White
British Army 25th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Chirbury, Shropshire
(d.21st Oct 1917)
Frederick White was the youngest sibling of my grandmother Annie White (5 children in total). Their parents were Robert White and Annie. Frederick and his siblings were born in Walton on the Hill Liverpool, where their father had a dry salting business. By 1901 the whole White's family have moved from Liverpool to Chirbury Shropshire. Robert now ran the Herbert Arms Hotel and farmed. As Frederick was late 20's when he signed up he was possibly at home helping on the farm and in the hotel. His closest in age brother Charlie called his first born son Frederick. This Frederick was always known as Fred, so possibly my great uncle went by the same name. Family story goes that he was riding camels went out in Gaza, I have not found any information to confirm this as yet.
Pte. Frederick John White
British Army 2nd Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset
(d.22nd August 1918)
Frederick White's name is on the war memorial in Shabbington Churchyard. Shabbington is 3 miles from Thame, Oxon but is itself in Bucks. I am researching the names on the memorial and would welcome any information, no matter how small.
Lt.Cmdr. Geoffrey Saxton White VC.
Royal Navy HMS E14
from:Bromley, Kent
(d.28th Jan 1918)
Geoffrey White was killed in action 28th of January 1918, aged 31. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Portsmouth.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 31354, dated 24th May, 1919, records the following:- "For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as Commanding Officer of H.M. Submarine E.14. on the 28th of January, 1918. E.14. left Mudros on the 27th of January, under instructions to force the Narrows and attack the Goeben, which was reported aground off Nagara Point after being damaged during her sortie from the Dardanelles. The latter vessel was not found and E.14. turned back. At about 8.45 a.m. on the 28th of January a torpedo was fired from E.14. at an enemy ship; 11 seconds after the torpedo left the tube a heavy explosion took place, caused all the lights to go out, and sprang the fore hatch. Leaking badly the boat was blown to 15 feet, and at once a heavy fire came from the forts, but the hull was not hit. E.14. then dived and proceeded on her way out. Soon afterwards the boat became out of control and as the air supply was nearly exhausted, Lieutenant-Commander White decided to run the risk of proceeding on the surface. Heavy fire was immediately opened from both sides, and, after running the gauntlet for half-an-hour, being steered from below, E.14. was so badly damaged that Lieutenant-Commander White turned towards the shore in order to give the crew a chance of being saved. He remained on deck the whole time himself until he was killed by a shell."
Sjt. George Ernest White
Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.25 May 1915)
Pte. George Charles White
British Army Machine Gun Corps Herts Yeomanry
from:Berkhamsted
George Charles White, my father, volunteered for the Cavalry Machine Gun Corps within the Herts Yeomanry in December 1915 after spending 100 days serving in, training for and attempting to join the RFC. All I know from then on is that he was part of the force sent to the Palestinian campaign, was there for some time, and saw TE Lawrence ride in to one of the military camps. My father contracted malaria and almost died from that rather than any wounding. I believe he was given the Silver war badge for the illness. I don't recall him ever talking about any military engagements over there. He was discharged in Feb 1919.
I was born when he was 52 but only heard some of this in the last years of his life. By the time he passed away in 1968 he had no possessions related to the War and apparently some occasional recurrent malarial fever. His War and Victory medals were gone. I would have loved to know if he could ride a camel and what he actually did with the machine gun. We never think to ask our older relatives the questions we find more interesting as we ourselves age. I only have one photograph of him in his 60's. I sometimes reflect that I would not exist if he had gone to the Western Front.
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