Reginald Stanley White

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Reginald Stanley White was born in 1880 in Shaftesbury and baptised at the Parish Church there on 11th April, 1880. He was the son of James Augustus White, a Tailor & Outfitter, and  Mary Ann Bennett White (née Norton). "Stanley", as he was known, attended Shaftesbury Grammar School from January 1892 to April 1896. On leaving school he entered the Post Office in Feb 1899. His mother died in 1904. On 6th February, 1907, he married Gertrude Dorothy Belton at St. Mary's Church, Teddington, Middlesex, and in 1908 a son, Reginald Cedric Belton White, was born.   At the time of the 1911 Census, he was a Post Office Worker and living at 49 Byron Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He enlisted as a Sapper in the 17th Division, Signal Company, of the Royal Engineers (Service No. 182011). He served in Simla, India, as a telegraphist and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. On 25th June 1919 he died of enteric fever at Simla, India, and was buried at Tank Cemetery No. 54. His name also appears on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate) (Face 1). He is remembered on the Park Walk War Memorial and on the Holy Trinity Memorial, now in St. Peter's Church, Shaftesbury.  His wife, who remained a widow throughout her life thereafter, was in receipt of his financial effects as well as an initial pension of £1. 16s. 8d. (£1.88p.) per week. As a former pupil his name appears as "S.White" on the Shaftesbury Grammar School memorial in Shaftesbury School. His name was also included on a hand written list of Shaftesbury Grammar School old boys serving during the war. An asterix can be seen next to Stanley's name, indicating that he had died. The board is now at Gold Hill Museum. Printed Sources: Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, November 1919