Joseph Maria White

Joseph Maria White

Personal Information
Date of Birth	25 Jan 1910
Place of Birth	Malta
Death	31 Jul 1986, aged 76
Place of Death	South Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	31 years 3 months
Description	5'2" (1.58m) tall ; ; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; black hair
Occupation	Cook
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother , Mrs. Dolores White
Military Information
Reg Number	W36538
Date of Enlistment	20 May 1941
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	FLTE Fixed Defences HQ
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

War Service

Joseph was mobilised for full time duty on 20 May 1941 in Perth and on 2 Jun 1941 was classified as a Trade Group II Cook. The same day he was detached to the 25th Machine Gun Regiment until 26 Jun 1941. On 14 Mar 1942 he was transferred to HQ Fixed Defences Fremantle. His records are very difficult to read, but it appears that he worked as a cook for one or more of the units that constituted the Coastal Artillery or Garrison units based at Fremantle until 23 Jul 1945 when he was transferred to Western Command Recruit Reception & General Details Depot for reposting as the need to defend Fremantle was removed. Instead he was medically reclassified 'B2' on 7 Aug 1945 and discharged the following day.

Post War

During 1946 Joseph married Jean Olive MacDonald. She was not with Joseph in 1958.

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1954 Division street Welshpool, tram conductor; 1958 at 39 Monger street, North Perth, tram conductor; 1963 - 1980 at 270 Mill Point road, South Perth, bus conductor with Lorna Adelaide (nee Hayward) who he had married during 1962.