Ernest Charles White

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First Name:

Ernest

Middle Name:

Charles

Last Name:

White

Mother's Name:

Ellen White nee Jackson

Father's Name:

Charles White

Date Enlisted:

Sunday, July 18, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

54th Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Wednesday, July 19, 1916

Place of Death:

Fromelles, France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Ernest Charles White (Service No 3152), was born in Stratford, Essex, England, around June, 1881.

Ernest had served 10 years with the Royal Navy, and served in the Boxer Rebellion and Boer War, before he came to Wollongong, N.S.W.

At enlistment, he stated he was single, 34 years old and worked as a seaman. Ernest embarked on HMAT A69 Warialda, with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement, on 8th October 1915. After arriving in Egypt, he was transferred to 54th Battalion, on 16th February 1916.

Ernest arrived in France on 29th June 1916. He was attacking with B Company, across no man's land, around 6pm, on 19 July 1916, when he was seen to be hit and bleeding badly, reported one witness, and a second witness at the enquiry in 1917, reported Ernest as being deceased.

Ernest has no known grave, and is commemorated at the V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, WHITE E C