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Title: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Tuesday 28 December 21 21:26 GMT (UK)
Dear People of Rootschat,

Last year I adopted the grave of Frederick White.

I have some trouble locating his family, all I know is the information I have is from the wargraves committee and the cwgc.

Is there anyone here with more information or maybe some help finding his relatives.

I know he was married to Hazel Joan White of Walpole Highway Cambridgeshire and his parents were Albert and Mary White.

He was from the 621 Field sqn, Royal Engineers and died on 5 February 1945 aged 25.

His service number is: 1922883.

At this point I am completely stuck in my research.

Any help would be kindly appreciated!

Kind regards,
David van Coolwijk
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: Fisherman on Tuesday 28 December 21 23:50 GMT (UK)
Hi David,

Frederick White born 17th. March 1919
He had an elder brother Robert William White born 4th September 1909
Parents Albert and Mary (mn Garrod)

Looking in the same area and using mothers maiden name there probably was another brother, Joseph H White born 1912.

Fisherman
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 28 December 21 23:51 GMT (UK)
His marriage was in 1942 as per www.freebmd.org.uk but there does not appear to have been any children born to the marriage.

Hazel was previously Ashmore & was b 16.5.1919
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Tuesday 28 December 21 23:57 GMT (UK)
@CaroleW: So that is probably a dead end I am affraid.

@Fisherman: thank you! From CaroleW's response I learned that there were no children so that is a dead end.

I suppose maybe we can find somthing through his older brother(s)?
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:04 GMT (UK)
Hazel remarried in 1948 to Richard W Joyce and she died 23.8.2013 in Cambridgeshire
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:08 GMT (UK)
His brother Robert William White died 1985 Cambridgeshire
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:11 GMT (UK)
Brother Joseph Harry White born 7.1.1912 died 1986 Cambridgeshire
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:14 GMT (UK)
So all I can hope for now that his brother has children or grandchildren who saved information or photos. Fingers crossed I suppose!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:17 GMT (UK)
Quite a number of other siblings using GRO online.  Parents married 1904

Charles Percy 1904
Stanley 1905
Elizabeth Mary 1907
Wilfred Leonard 1910
Cecil Albert 1917
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: Fisherman on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:18 GMT (UK)
There is a marriage Dec Q 1947 for  a Robert W White and the birth of a son Sept Q 1950.
 Both in March, Cambs.
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:21 GMT (UK)
1911 census per Family Search

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7KK-ZTV
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 00:44 GMT (UK)
Brother Wilfred Leonard White emigrated to Australia in 1937 - died 1982

Cecil died in 1936 aged 19 Cambridge
Stanley died 1956 Cambridge
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Wednesday 29 December 21 21:58 GMT (UK)
Thank you so very much!! This helps me a lot!

I also found his casualty card through someone on facebook!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 22:11 GMT (UK)
There is a tree on Ancestry for Wilfred Leonard White.  Do you have Ancestry access?  If not I can email the owner for you and give him the link to this post?
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Wednesday 29 December 21 22:16 GMT (UK)
No I don't have acces to ancestry. If you are willing to mail him, that would be great! Thank you!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 29 December 21 22:34 GMT (UK)
Will do.    Stanley White b 1905 married Lily M Ward in 1932.  See freebmd - 2 sons born but details cannot be given here as they may still be alive

The older son married in 1954
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Wednesday 29 December 21 22:40 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much! Hopefully he can give us more information!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: Chris Line on Thursday 06 January 22 15:49 GMT (UK)
Hi
My husband's great grandfather is Albert White's brother, Amos White, who died in 1945. I am building that part of the family tree on Ancestry and will check the records to add Frederick- so far, we had some of his brothers but not him. We have visited some of the family graves in Cambridgeshire and have tracked other war records for the family too so are interested to know more about this.
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Friday 07 January 22 15:09 GMT (UK)
@Chris Line, thank you for responding! Hopefully you will find out more! I am also looking for a photo!

We went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers at his grave!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Saturday 08 January 22 20:01 GMT (UK)
I have posted several inquires to some facebook groups in Northam, asking I Wilfred Leonard White is familiar in that area.

Hopefully someone responds!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: David Van Coolwijk on Sunday 09 January 22 21:21 GMT (UK)
I have found the granddaughter of Wilfred White through the my heritage website, I emailed  her right away. Hopefully she returns my email!
Title: Re: Adopted grave of Frederick White
Post by: Katrina Peake on Wednesday 19 January 22 06:40 GMT (UK)
My grandfather was Wildfred Leonard White, brother to Frederick
I am the daughter of his youngest daughter Kathryn Phillipa. She was the youngest of 4 children of Wildfred & Enid May. One son & 2 daughters are still alive, my mother passed in 2011.

Thank you for the information that you've all gathered & for looking after Frederick's grave.