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Military service
Service number:
V/88056
Age:
32
Rank:
Able Seaman
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division:
H.M.C.S. Esquimalt
Death:
April 16, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sec. O. Range 16. Lot 17. Grave 4.
Additional information
Son of Henry James White and Olive M. White, of Peterborough, Ontario; Husband of Ida M. White, of Gananoque,Ontario.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
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Photo of DONALD WINCHESTER WHITE
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial Page
Doanld W. White is honoured on page 121 and 122 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
Memorial Page 2
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Photo of family
Donald White and his wife with daughter, Joanne (now Joanne Tweedy of Ottawa). -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping about sinking of HMCS Esquimalt. -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping story of HMCS Esquimalt sinking continued. -
Photo of group
Photo of uboat crew which sank HMCS Esquimalt and stories of the survivors. -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping of death of Donald White. -
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper clipping re HMCS ESQUIMALT Crew Casualties. -
Newspaper Clipping
The Toronto Star May 19, 1945, page 16. -
Newspaper clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Donald Winchester White
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 575 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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PETERBOROUGH (LITTLE LAKE) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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