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|Surname and forenames=White James
 
|Surname and forenames=White James
 
|Army number=4459525
 
|Army number=4459525
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
|Age=23
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|Date of birth=Born 1916/17.
|Unit=DLI, 1 TS
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|Age=23 at the time of his death.
|Died/Killed in action=20/5/1940 00:00:00
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939.  Posted to the ? 9th Battalion.  Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Cas/BW/6.
|Home address=Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=C Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40.  Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row G, Grave 9, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.  His headstone inscription reads : A GRAVE UNKNOWN ACROSS THE SEA IS WHERE OUR THOUGHTS WILL ALWAYS BE.
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|Home address=Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington, Northumberland. 
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|Image Name=White_J_4459525.JPG
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|Image Title=Pte J White's CWGC headstone.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 19 December 2021

Personnel Entry

Pte J White's CWGC headstone.
Pte J White's CWGC headstone.

Name White James
Army number 4459525
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1916/17.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Cas/BW/6.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row G, Grave 9, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : A GRAVE UNKNOWN ACROSS THE SEA IS WHERE OUR THOUGHTS WILL ALWAYS BE.
Home address Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington, Northumberland.
Source table 1TS