We remember Francis White

We remember Francis White

Timeline

Timeline

1892
sibling Charles John White Source:7740341 1892
1895
birth Stockland, Devonshire United Kingdom Source:7741659 Source:7740341 1895
1901
dates Age 5 Source:7741662 April 1901
1911
dates Age 15 Source:7741661 April 1911
1915
enlistment Shepherds Bush, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:7741657 May 1915
1916
dates Age 20 Source:7380947 31st August 1916
events Commemoration on Parish Church War Memorial Commemoration on Parish Church War Memorial All Saints' Churchyard,Plumpton Green, Sussex United Kingdom Also recorded on the Village War Memorial, Green Road, Wivelsfield, Sussex Source:7742263
service British Army Private G/5726 Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion Source:7740341
1916
death Killed in Action K.I.A during the Somme Offensive. He was hit in the stomach and died immediately. Somme France Source:7380947 Source:7741863 Source:7740341 31st August 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme His platoon sergeant said 'He was decently buried on the battlefield and a little wooden cross marked the place'. France Pier and Face 7 C Source:7380947 Source:7741863

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis
Initials F
Last Name White
Source 5127142
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army G/5726 Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
George White father
Elizabeth Jane Seward mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles John White brother 1892

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Wivelsfield Sussex Roll of Honour Jean45090
Men of Stockland Parish Who Fought in WW1 Jean45090
England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008 Jean45090
1911 Sussex Census Transcription Jean45090
1901 Sussex Census Transcription Jean45090
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index 1837-2008 Jean45090
1891 England Census Transcription Jean45090
Wivelsfield Killed in Action. Jean45090
Plumpton and Plumpton Green, Sussex Roll of Honour Jean45090

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