BORN BARNARD CASTLE, STAINTON, DURHAM 1872. AN ORPHAN. HE HAD NO KNOWN PARENTS OR SIBLINGS. SERVED FOR THE EAST KENT YEOMANRY AND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY FOR 12 YEARS . IN CIVILIAN LIVE HE WORKED AS A FISH SALESMAN AND STEWARD. MARRIED ELIZABETH ANN WILBERN, ON 29/12/1900, AT HEBBARN-ON-TYNE. THEY LIVED AT 78 LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND IVY COTTAGE, WEST CARR LANE, STONEFERRY, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7.5 INCHES TALL, 157 LBS WEIGHT, 37 INCH CHEST, AND ‘GOOD’ PHYSIQUE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/12/1914, AGED 42 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. JOINED AS 245, 1ST HULL HEAVY BATTERY. TRANSFERRED AS CORPORAL, 290235, ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY. DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER, ON 06/01/1918, AGED 46, AT THE 3RD GENERAL HOSPITAL, ENTERE, DURBAN. BURIED IN TANZANIA. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ELIZABETH ANN WHITE, AND SON KENNETH HUMPHREY WHITE.
| Name | Alfred White |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Stainton, Durham |
| Residence | Stone Ferry, Hull |
| Death Date | 6 Jan 1918 |
| Death Place | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery 11th (1st Hull) Heavy Battery |
| Regimental Number | 290235 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | African Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 245, 1St Hull Hvy. Bty., R.G.A. |
