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WHITE, Alexander Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2402 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 May 1870 |
Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Grenville College, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Maltster |
Died: | Killed In Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 45 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Marysville Gallipoli Park |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Jun 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
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1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 2402, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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25 Feb 1915: | Embarked 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
25 Feb 1915: | Involvement 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
27 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to scalp | |
7 Aug 1915: | Involvement 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant Colonel awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
5 Nov 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Posthumous |
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