25th County of London Cyclist Battalion
The London Regiment



 Frazer Henry WHITE



Frazer was the son of Frazer Charles H. White, a plasterer, & Ada Elizabeth (nee Dunn).

Obituary

On October 25th, with very deep regret, No. 7 Platoon has lost a good comrade by the Death of Pte. F. H. White.
"Fraser" as he was always called by the platoon, joined the First Battalion before the war broke out, and in February 1915 was transferred to "A" Company of the Second Battalion, being posted to No. 7 Platoon when both battalions joined forces at Chiseldon in December 1916. He served with the Battalion in the Waziristan Expedition last year.
Both on and off the playing fields, Fraser was always of a bright and cheerful disposition and he will be badly missed by his friends.
The deepest sympathy is extended to his parents and relatives in their most unhappy loss.

[The Londoner magazine, Feb 1919 - V.III, No.2 pg.53.]
 


Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19

White, Frazer Henry, resident Putney, enlisted Fulham, 740165, Cyc., died in India, 25 Oct 1918.

['Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19', Vol. 10, Part 76, Page 207, 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), pub. 1921 by His Majesty's Stationary Office]
 
      

In Memory of

Private Frazer Henry WHITE

740165, 1st/25th Bn., London Regiment (Cyclists)

who died age 20 on 25 October 1918 in India
 
Son of Frazer and Ada White, of 12, Wymond St., Lower Richmond Rd., Putney, London.

Remembered with honour  KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL. Face 10

Commemorated in perpetuity by
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Kirkee Memorial commemorates more than 1,800 servicemen who died in India during the First World War, who are buried in civil and cantonment cemeteries in India and Pakistan* where their graves can no longer be properly maintained. This total includes the names of 629 servicemen whose remains were brought from Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery for re-interment here in 1960.

Kirkee, also known as Khadki, is a Military Cantonment adjoining the large university town of Poona on the Plateau above Bombay . It can be reached by train from Bombay to Poona or by long distance taxi service from Dada Taxi Stand, Bombay . There are direct flights from Bombay , Madras and Delhi but these tend to be irregular. Taxis and Motor Rickshaws are available from Poona Railway Station. To reach Kirkee War Cemetery , in which the memorial stands, one must ask for Mula Road along which the cemetery is located. One way is to cross the Sangam Bridge and follow the road which has the River Mula on its right. The CWGC road direction board is on a crossroads with the Bombay Poona Road . The cemetery is situated on the right hand side and backs onto the river. From the railway station follow the way via Juna Bazar, Sangam Bridge , past the Engineering college, over Wakdewadi Bridge , past Bajaj Kamal Nayan Udyan and onto Bhayawadi and Mula Roads. From the airport, one reaches Ahmadnagar Road which joins onto Nagar Road followed by Deccan College Road ; over the Holkar Bridge and, keeping left at the junction with Elphinson road, one enters Mula Road . The cemetery is a short distance away on the left hand side of the road. The Commonwealth War Graves road direction sign is situated at the junctions of  Elphinson Road and Mula Road , but it should be noted that this is often hidden from view by Market Stalls.

[Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission]


   

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