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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Arnold Clayton White
Service No:
F/79313
Nationality:
Canadian
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment/Service:
Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
June 10, 1920
Place of Birth:
Carleton, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Enlistment:
October 15, 1941
Place of Enlistment:
Kentville, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., NS
Trade:
Truck Driver
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Mr. Clayton White (Father) Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., NS
Date of Death:
May 23, 1944
Age at Death:
23
Cemetery:
Cassino War Cemetery (Italy) IV. A. 5.
The 117th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 476 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 11
Arnold White was the son of Clayton Ernest and Grace Carey White, of Kemptville,
Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia.
He completed basic training as No. 60 Canadian Army Basic Training Center,
Yarmouth between July 31, 1941 and October 15, 1941. He disembarked in the United
Kingdom on March 9, 1942.
He was killed in action while serving in Italy on May 23, 1943.
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Arnold Clayton White