Aug 25, 1896

Born in Chatham, England

Nov 6, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 60054 (temporary number 820)

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Sarah Ferguson, Hagerman St., Port Hope, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Farmer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Wesleyan

Ø  Assigned to “G” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “D” Company

Ø  Employed as a member of the battalion’s Bugle Band

 
The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

  

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Nov 5, 1915

Fined $40.00 for the loss of his rifle

Jan 7, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Influenza and transferred to the Divisional Rest Station at Godewaersvelde, Belgium

Jan 10, 1916

Transferred to the No. 2 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment

Jan 18, 1916

Private George Patrick White died of Broncho Pneumonia while a patient at the No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.  The 21^st Battalion’s War Diary records his death, although not by name, as being the “first case of death from disease”.

 
Following the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his brother, F. White, 5 Hooper’s Road, Rochester, Kent, England

The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, James White, c/o Frederick White, at the same address

There is no record of a Memorial Cross being issued