| Service number | 144, NX476 |
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| Ranks Held | Lieutenant, Major, Sapper |
| Birth Date | 06/07/1891 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Tumut |
| Death Date | 21/05/1941 |
| Death Place | Libya: Tobruk |
| Final Rank | Major |
| Service | Australian Army |
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Major Harold Stephen White
Description
Harold Stephen White enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 19 August 1914, and served with 1 Field Company Engineers and 1 Pioneer Battalion in the Middle East, France and Belgium. In February 1918, White was discharged from the AIF upon being granted a commission in the Indian Army. He served in the Indian Army as a captain, and later, major, and retired in July 1922. On 21 May 1940, Major White enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force. He was posted to 2/1 Pioneer Battalion, and served in the Middle East. Major White died of wounds in Tobruk, Libya on 21 May 1941. He is buried at Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.
Collection items
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/1st Pioneer Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sapper
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 06/07/1891 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 19/08/1914 | |
| Date of embarkation | 18/10/1914 | |
| Date of discharge | 19/02/1918 | |
| Date of enlistment | 21/05/1940 | |
| Date of death | 21/05/1941 |