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] |
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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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