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Aug 31, 1894
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Born in Lakefield, Ontario to Henry and Evelyne
(nee Ailing) White
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Feb 18, 1916
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Attested into the 93rd Battalion CEF
in Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Number 195740
Ø Next of kin given as Henry
White, father, Apsley, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
Initial training was done in Peterborough,
Ontario
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May 29, 1916
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The battalion boarded a train and proceeded to
Kingston, Ontario to continue training at the Barriefield Camp
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Jul 15, 1916
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Embarked the Empress of Britain in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Otterpool Camp
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Jul 31, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Oct 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion at West Sandling
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Oct 7, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Oct 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Nov 3, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 134 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Nov 21, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private White
joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France as
part of a draft of 62 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 12, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Lionel White joined the 21st Battalion in the front line trenches
west of Lens, France
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Dec 26, 1916
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Proceeded on the Lewis Gun Course
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Jan 1, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from the Lewis Gun Course
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Nov 9, 1917
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While on the Passchendaele Front, Private Lionel
Rodney White was sent out on a work party under the command of Lieutenant
Maloney. An enemy artillery shell
landed in the middle of a group of men, killing several, including Private
White. His body could not be located
or identified and his name is listed on the walls of the Menin Gate in Ypres,
Belgium for those killed during the war in Belgium and have no known grave.
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Henry
White, Apsley, Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs.
Eva White, at the same address
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Peterborough Examiner, December 12, 1917
Lionel Rodney
White is honoured on the Peterborough, Ontario War Memorial
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