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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 334

Five: Acting Leading Seaman T. J. White, Royal Navy, who won a 'mention' for action with enemy submarines, having been employed afloat with 'Q' Ships and Defensively Armed Merchant Ships for the majoirty of the Great War

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (T. White, A.B., H.M.S. Highflyer); 1914-15 Star (2068964. T. J. White. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (2068964. T. J. White. Act. L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (206894 T. J. White. Act. Ldg. Sean. H.M.S. President III), the first and last heavily worn and naming weak in places, fair, the remainder very fine (5)

Thomas James White was born at Templemore, County Tipperary in May 1884 and enlisted in the Royal Navy in October 1899. He served aboard Highflyer from October 1901, being advanced Able Seaman in November 1902 and serving during the Somaliland operations and saw pre-war appointments aboard Hampshire, Powerful and Terrible. White began the Great War afloat with the M.F.A. Hindella, before a short appointment with Intaba, which would later serve as Q-2 with the name Waitomo. The exact nature of White's service is somewhat murky, although he was advanced Acting Leading Seaman (D.A.M.S.) from 28 September 1916. His pay, pension and allowances were increased from this former date on account of the nature of the service through to October 1918, being awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 23 October 1917.

White was subsequently mentioned in despatches '...for services in action with enemy submarines' (London Gazette, 7 August 1918, refers) and released to pension in June 1922; sold with copied service record.

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