Thomas White

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Australian politician (1888-1957)

Australia WritersLived 1888 to 1957 · aged 69

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Sir Thomas Walter White, was an Australian politician and pilot in the First World War.

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Captain White (second left) with Captain Henry Petre (far left) and Lieutenant George Merz (far right) of the Mesopotamian Half Flight at Basra, July 1915

White in the 1930s

Wing Commander White (right) serving with the RAAF in Great Britain, March 1942

White in 1950

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Flying Cross

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SpouseVera Deakin White

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Aileen Yvonne Palmer38.6

David Ireland38.6 Thomas Shapcott38.7

Eric Harrison38.5

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Sir Thomas Walter White, was an Australian politician and pilot in the First World War. In 1914 he became one of the first airmen trained for the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), and the following year he was among the first AFC members to see action when he was deployed to the Middle East with the Mesopotamian Half Flight. After carrying out several missions behind Turkish lines, he was captured in November 1915 but escaped in July 1918. White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and twice mentioned in despatches for his war service. He married Vera Deakin, a Red Cross worker and daughter of former Australian prime minister Alfred Deakin, in 1920.

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Australia