WW1 Soldiers from Cumnock: Alexander White

Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Saturday 3 May 2014

Alexander White

Alexander White was born in Cumnock in 1889 to Peter White and Catherine Stewart.
By the time of his death his mother was Mrs Creechan of Tower Street.

1901 census
Elbow Lane

Peter White 41 general labourer b Dreghorn

Catherine White 34 b Cumnock

Alexander White 11

John White 8

Cumnock Connections tree

He had worked in William Hunter's ironmongery and as a gardener at Dumfries House. When he enlisted he was working as a gardener in Wylam near Newcastle.

He died on the 15th September 1916 at the Somme. He was 26.

CWGC

Name:	Alexander White
Birth Place:	Old Cumnock, N.b.
Death Date:	15 Sep 1916
Death Location:	France & Flanders
Enlistment Location:	Wylam-on-tyne
Rank:	Private
Regiment:	Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion:	1/4th Battalion (Territorials)
Number:	1752
Type of Casualty:	Killed in action
Theatre of War:	Western European Theatre