{"id":1448,"date":"2025-06-04T00:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2025-06-04T01:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T01:41:22","slug":"private-james-edwin-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/private-james-edwin-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Private james edwin white"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_d13668-f2\">Service Number: VX30203<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1448_48488b-89 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1448_7d30f6-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Private <strong>James Edwin White<\/strong> (Service Number: VX30203) served in the Australian Army during World War II as a member of the 2\/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion. Born in Victoria, he was the son of George Frederick and Jenny White of Boho, Victoria.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/collection\/P10295713?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">findagrave.com+2awm.gov.au+2awm.gov.au+2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/23807664\/james_edwin-white?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">findagrave.com<\/a><br>In 1941, the 2\/22nd Battalion was deployed to Rabaul on the island of New Britain (now part of Papua New Guinea) as part of <strong>Lark Force<\/strong>, tasked with defending the area against Japanese forces. On 23 January 1942, Japanese forces invaded Rabaul, overwhelming the Australian defenders. Many members of Lark Force were killed or captured; some attempted to escape.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memorial.org.au\/Assets\/WhentheWarCameBrochure.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memorial.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_fd5db5-89\">Private White died on 22 February 1942 while at sea en route to Port Moresby. The cause of death is recorded as illness. He is buried at Bita Paka War Cemetery in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea .awm.gov.au+1awm.gov.au+1couriermail.com.auawm.gov.au+1papuanewguinea.travel+1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1448_86ad49-8f > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1448_b39b2d-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_b39b2d-d4\">His name is commemorated on Panel 50 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra .awm.gov.au<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1448_c0d8c2-c6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1448_03bbce-16{position:relative;}@media all 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These records are digitized and freely accessible online .<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naa.gov.au\/explore-collection\/defence-and-war-service-records\/army-second-world-war-1939-45?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">naa.gov.au<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1448_02a363-1c\">If you need assistance accessing these records or have further questions about Private White&#8217;s service, feel free to ask.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Service Number: VX30203 Private James Edwin White (Service Number: VX30203) served in the Australian Army during World&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions\/1457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rabaulhistorical.org.pg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}