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