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Edgar Douglas White

1887-1951

Unit

4th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37584

About

Born in New Zealand

15 July 1887
Parents

Mother

Francis White

Father

Edgar Douglas White
Residence

Hometown

Karangahake
Work

Occupation

Quarry-manager

Employer

Rising Sun Gold Mining Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Mirnemuri Rifles

    6 years in New Zealand

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 63

    28 May 1951

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5557 69/0121378, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.55, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Edgar Douglas White (1887-1951)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/902

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