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Surname: WHITE
Forename(s): John
Place of Birth: Hasland, Derbyshire
Service No: 23112
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: Grenadier Guards
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: Guards Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1918-08-13
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. O. 25.
CWGC Cemetery: GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CARLETON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John White was the son of Albert Edmund and Martha White, née Hargreaves. Both parents were born at Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire.
1901 Hasland, Derbyshire Census: 10, Loco Terrace - John White, aged 5 years, born Hasland, son of Albert E. and Martha White.
1911 Chesterfield, Derbyshire Census: Newbold Back Lane, Brockwell - John White, aged 15 years, born Hasland, Derbyshire. [John, a farm worker, was employed by George Tattersall.]
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John White, 23112, Grenadier Guards. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 6 November 1915.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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L/Corporal John WHITE
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Grenadier Guards
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: Guards Division
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30 August 1918
Carleton Soldier Dies of Wounds
Mr. and Mrs. A White, Glen Farm, Carleton, have received news from the War Office that their third son, Corporal John White, Grenadier Guards, was wounded on the 21st of July and died on the 13th August. According to a letter received from the matron of a hospital in France, Corporal White never regained consciousness. Corporal White volunteered for service on the 23rd of February, 1916. He was 22 years of age.
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