White, Samuel S | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

White, Samuel S.

Forename(s):

Samuel S.

Surname:

White

Date of Death:

Monday, May 24, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

5/1106

Rank:

Private

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st/5th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Samuel was the son of Henry and Mary White. He had four siblings, Joseph, Norah, Mary Louisa and John Thomas.

Samuel died on 24th May 1915 in France and Flanders. This was during the Battle of Festubert, lasting from 15-25 May 1915.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Samuel is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

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Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rosie Setford.