White, Horace Thomas

Personal Details
SurnameWhite
First nameHorace
Middle nameThomas
Date of birth15/05/1888
Place of birthGoondiwindi, Qld
Date of death19/07/1918
Place of deathSt Omer, France
Cause of death

Wounds to chest and abdomen

Details

[Ref:1888/003088]
Son of Thomas White & Eliza Pibworth

Brother of –
Isaac William b.23/09/1878 d.10/04/1883
George Henry b.01/11/1880
Edith Maud b.21/07/1882 d.26/02/1886
William d.10/03/1883
Eliza Kate b.23/03/1884

War Records
Conflict

ServiceAustralian Army
Service number7336
Date of enlistment20/10/1916
Locality of enlistmentMuttaburra, Qld
Place of enlistmentLongreach, Qld
Next of kinThomas White (father)
Date of death19/07/1918
Place of deathSt Omer, France
Cause of deathWounds to chest and abdomen
Memorial panel

58 Commemorative Area, Australian War Museum
Buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France -
Grave V.C.82.

Posting at discharge9th Battalion
RankPrivate
Roll of honourMuttaburra
Source

AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Notes

WHITE, Pte. Horace Thomas, 7336. 9th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 19th July, 1918. Age 30. Son of Thomas and Eliza White, of Boggabilla, New South Wales. Native of Goondiwindi, Queensland. V.C.82.

Embarked with 9 Infantry Battalion - 24 to 26 Reinforcements (January-October 1917)
Ship Name: HMAT Ayrshire
Ship Number: A33
Date of Embarkation: 24 January 1917
Place of Embarkation: Sydney

His brother Pte George Henry White also served in World War I in 15th Battalion

Previous occupation - Labourer, Muttaburra