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Peter George White

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Peter George AWMM
  • Surname
    White AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12887 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 April 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    8 April 1892 Public - David James - Other relative - 3 August 2016 - Birth Certificate Internal Affairs
    War Record NZ Archives esp enlistment papers signed by Peter
  • Place of birth
    Denniston Public - David James - Other relative - 3 August 2016 - Birth certificate and war record
  • Birth notes
    Mother Margaret White nee Walker
    Father George White Public - David James - Other relative - 3 August 2016 - Birth Certificate/ Last Will and testament/ war records
  • Address before enlistment
    Westport Public - David James - Other relative - 3 August 2016 - War records and will
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George White (father), Wakefield Street, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 December 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12887 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Trentham Public - David James - Other relative - 8 August 2016 - Military file Archives NZ
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Accountant/Civilian AWMM
    • Attestation 14 Jan 1916 Trentham Public - David James - Other relative - 8 August 2016 - Military files Archives NZ
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    24 Public - David James - Other relative - 8 August 2016 - Military files Archive NZ and birth certificate
    Born 08 April 1992 Denniston

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George and Margaret White, of Masterton, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    31 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel AWMM D. 6. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My grandfathers uncle. R.I.P P.G White. I'm serving myself, a sapper at 2 field squadron. It's an honour to have a relative serve and sacrifice his life for our country
    Public - Sean Anthony - Other relative - 30 November 2016
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Sources

Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 May 2023DavidMilsonOther relative
20 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
29 April 2018David JamesNew ZealandOther relative
30 November 2016Sean Anthony Palmerston NorthOther relative

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