George Mitchell White
- Born: 1892, Stawell, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
White, George Mitchell
Service Number: 1597
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 28 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (June 1915 - January 1916)
Ship Name: HMAT Geelong
Ship Number: A2
Date of Embarkation: 5/06/1915
Place of Embarkation: Fremantle
George Mitchell White enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 29 April 1915. His next of kin was his father who was living in John Street, North Fremantle, W.A.
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes George as - 23 years, 3 months, height - 5 feet 3 and three quarter inches, weight - 139 pounds, chest measurement 33/35 and a half inches, complexion - dark, eyes - brown, hair - black, and religious denomination - Presbyterian. His distinctive marks were - 4 Vacs on left arm.
George served in the field ambulance at Gallipoli. He was hospitalised on 10/10/1915, he had Cellulitis of Nose (inflammation of a cellular tissue). On the 1/11/1915 he was admitted to a hospital in Malta with Diphtheria (acute infectious disease of the air passage) and Erysipelas (acute infectious disease of the mucous membranes characterized by inflammation of the skin, accompanied with fever).
George was sent to France and he was disiplined for being absent from roll call 2 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. on the 22/7/1916. George was awarded 96 hours F.P. No. 2. On the 26/8/1916 he was mentioned for good and gallant conduct in the recent hard fighting round Pozieres. He was promoted to Temporary Corporal “in the field” when vice Cpl. Vincent was wounded on the 16/2/1917. On the 6/1/1917 he was wounded by shrapnel in the shoulder and was admitted to hospital again. On the 6/1/1917 he was promoted to Corporal. He was sent back to England on the 14/1/1917 and admitted to London General Wandsworth Hospital. On the 16/6/1917he rejoined his battalion in France. He was admitted to hospital with Siabies on 23/6/1917 and on the 14/7/1917 he rejoined his Unit. On the 20/9/1917 he was wounded in action at Belgium and once more was in hospital, this time with gunshot wounds to his right shoulder, back and neck. He was sent to England in September 1917. He was eventually returned to Australia in December 1917 and was discharged on 28/5/1918.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Labourer.
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