Second Lieutenant

Melville Arthur White

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George William and Caroline Louisa White (nee Clarkson) of Christchurch.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
5510 (15/96 NZEF)
Name:
Melville Arthur White
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
27 December 1892
Place of Birth:
MBH, Picton,
Next of Kin: 
Charles William White, Telegraph Department, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Motueka Street, Nagio, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Flying Corps, 3 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
23 April 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. E. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Melville Arthur White
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