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Vernon White

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_014. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_014. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Vernon AWMM
  • Surname
    White AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    7576 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Beach Road, Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr P.E. White (father), 485 Great North Road, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    7576 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM
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  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Vernon White was the son of Percy Ernest White, and of Frances White (nee Collinson), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. M.A., Diploma of Education. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 14. K. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My 92 year old father teared up the other day remembering how Mr White was the most wonderful primary school teacher at Takapuna Primary. He organized impromptu amateur theatricals for the children and was clearly a gifted teacher who loved his job and was loved by his pupils.
    Public - Bruce - 23 March 2023
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23 March 2023BruceAuckland New ZealandOther

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