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Capt. George White
British Army 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:95 Paris Street, Exeter
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Capt. White led his men in the British advance on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was wounded in the side but continued to lead his men. He was then killed by a shot to the head. He is remembered at the Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, and there is also a memorial plaque attached to the White family grave in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter.