WHITE  E.R.

Given Names:  Edmund Richard

               

Service Number:  3527

Unit:  8th Battalion, 11th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  19 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Grocer's Assistant                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  117 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  26/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Florrie Eva Matilda White

88 Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  11/10/1915

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Anchises

Embarked:  1/11/1917                               

Disembarked:  3/1/1918

Unit:  58th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  5/2/1918                         

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  11647

British War Medal:  21479

Victory Medal:  21347

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1895

Place:  Brighton, Victoria                         

Father:  Elliott WHITE                              

Mother:  Florrie Eva Matilda CHAFFE

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 15/7/1916; shell shock

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary