William Francis WHITE

Service Number:	6638
Enlisted:	23 December 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Motor Transport Company
Born:	North Pine, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1872
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	North Pine School , Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 9 July 1951, aged 79 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC 8-5-9
Memorials:	Petrie North Pine Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

23 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6638, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 6638, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 6638, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
11 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Motor Transport Company
7 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6638, 6th Motor Transport Company

William Francis White.

William's parents were James White and Angelina Elizabeth Smith ( his mother died 1883) The White family was early pioneers of North Pine and ran a successful dairy farmer on Oak Farm bordered by the North Pine River. The property remained in the White family until bought by Australia Paper Manufacturers to establish the Petrie Carton Board Mill. William enlisted twice
he suffered from acute deafness but was accepted into the Military Police in Brisbane. He was discharged as medically unfit in March 1916. He re-enlisted in September 1916 and was accepted. William's four brothers enlisted as well, John [7361], Walter [647], Frederick [4782] and half-brother Albert [4785]. Frederick and Albert were both killed.
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