White, Arthur Charles

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Note on group sheet; out of alpha order, stored before Waddy - Wall file box 18

Book of Remembrance entry

M.C., Med. I : Captain, 30th Battn., A.I.F., France; also A.N. and M.E.F., New Guinea. Enlisting 16th August, 1914, served in New Guinea as sergeant till 4th March, 1915. Was commissioned 1st December and, crossing to France, joined battn. at Fleurbaix 18th July, 1916, and fought at Fromelles, the Somme and elsewhere till demobilisation. Appointed Staff Trainee, 5th Division H.Q., 7th May, 1918, and was at 52nd Division H.Q. from 16th August to 25th October. Promoted lieutenant, 9th September, 19 16; captain, 3rd May, 1917. Awarded M.C. 1st January, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches.

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1894

Birth in Kogarah -- NSW, Australia 24 June 1894
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1914

White, Eric Hamilton
1914

Enlisted 16 Aug 1914
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Military service as Captain at France --, France ; Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-01-01
1919

Married 3 Jul 1919
1937

Meteorologist at Mascot -Kingsford Smith Aerodrome- NSW, Australia 1937
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1956

Death in Zetland -Royal South Sydney Hospital (no longer functioning)- NSW, Australia 27 March 1956

Gender

Male

From the archives

Group portrait featuring A.C. White. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

Group portrait featuring A.C. White. 1918. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

Postcard from A.C. White sent to his mother on Armistice Night 11 November 1918. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White's Application for a Commission. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

Portrait of A.C. White. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

Group portrait featuring A.C. White (on far right). Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White's War Medals. Front view. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White's War Medals - back view. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White Military Cross Citation. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White miscellaneous military document. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

A.C. White - miscellaneous war document. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

Portrait of Arthur Charles White. Courtesy: White family [ JPG ]

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