Life story: Spencer John Meadows White | Lives of the First World War

Timeline

Timeline

service British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment Source:5135482

service British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps Source:5135482

service British Army Private 2349 Norfolk Regiment Source:5135482

Details

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Spencer John Meadows
Initials	SJM
Last Name	White
Source	5135482

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army		Norfolk Regiment		Second Lieutenant
British Army		Norfolk Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps		Captain
British Army	2349	Norfolk Regiment		Private

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Photograph of Spencer's plane and the enemy pilot.

The photograph shows the wreckage of Spencer's plane with the number 6198 cleary visible. It is surrounded by German soldiers with the pilot who shot it down marked witb a cross.

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The bodies of Spencer and his navigator.

The photographs shows the bodies of Spencer and Henry Matthews lying on stretchers in front of the weckage of their plane. The plane number 6198 is visible.

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War graves certificate

This certificate remembers the burial place of Spencer. The schedule from the War graves commission identifies the grave as No. 1602 with his navigator Lt Henry Matthews as 1603.

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Newspaper report part 1

This is the first part of the newspaper report published in a Bulgarian newspaper on the fight which lead to the death of Spencer. It was translated from the original Bulgarian by a Mrs Broadbent of Eye in Suffolk

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Second part of Bulgarian newspaper report.

This is the second part of the English translation of the Bulgarian newspaper report.

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Pt Spencer John Meadows White

On enlistement in 1914 in the Norfolk Regiment

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Capt S J M White shot down and killed

In Bulgaria near Smolari

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	Spencer35989

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Multimedia

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Photograph of Spencer's plane and the enemy pilot.	Spencer35989
The bodies of Spencer and his navigator.	Spencer35989
War graves certificate	Spencer35989
Newspaper report part 1	Spencer35989
Second part of Bulgarian newspaper report.	Spencer35989
Pt Spencer John Meadows White	Spencer35989
Capt S J M White shot down and killed	Spencer35989

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