Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Henry White

Service number 2402
Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Sergeant
Birth Date 1882-05-09
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Ballarat
Death Date 1915-08-07
Death Place Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Gallipoli Peninsula
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
  • 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
  • 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 09 May 1882
Date of enlistment 21 September 1914
Date of embarkation 25 February 1915
Date of death 07 August 1915 Killed in action at The Nek.
Other 1915-11-03 - 1915-08-07 Commanding Officer of the 8th Light Horse Regiment until he was killed in action.