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Sergeant Robert John White

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-12-28
Place of birth: Portland Oregon U.S.A.
Next of kin: Alice White; wife; Oak & Short, Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Powder maker
Address: Oak & Short, Victoria, British Columbia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1918-08-12
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, III. G. 1.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 258496
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 560409
LAC ID: 309913
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10302-S005
Uploader's Notes:

Prior military - 31st Infantry, U.S. Army

Extract from Herbert Hill White's war diary:

" Aug 12 - A party was left in camp to dig down two feet in to the ground underneath the tents for protection from bombs. The rest of us started to repair blow outs on light guage (sic) French line. Shortly after we got up the line the Huns opened up their artillery and a shell caught (Sergeant) Bob White and killed him instantly. Eight others of our boys received wounds from the same shell. This put a gloom over our camp as Bob was very popular with all the boys of the Co'y.

Aug 14 - The Coy commenced work on new narrow guage (sic) line from Marcelcave to connect the French line at Weincourt. Bob White was buried near the town of Bayonvillers (he is now interred in the Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres.)"

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 211th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Railway Troops 6th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-01-17