Profile image
Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Trimmer
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Argus (London, England) (129055)
Birth:
February 1, 1913
Perry, Ontario
Death:
November 12, 1940
Thames Estuary
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 17.
Additional information
Son of Arthur Frederick White and Christiana Kedley from Harwick, Essex, England.
The lighthouse supply ship SS Argus hit a mine and sank on 12 November 1940 near the Mouse Light lighthouse in the Thames Estuary. The crew of 33 sailors and one gunner lost their lives.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 246 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.