| Birth name | William George Searle White[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 February 1913[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | c. 1969 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flight Lieutenant William George Searle White DFC (10 February 1913 – 1969) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
White was born in Mackay, Queensland and played lock in club rugby for the University of Queensland Rugby Club.[2] He made his debut for Queensland in 1931.[3] Two years later he made his debut for the Wallabies, becoming the 286th player to do so and the sixth from the UQ rugby club. White played total of 10 tests for Australia which included 4 Bledisloe Cup matches.[1]
When World War II broke out, White joined the Royal Australian Air Force. On 10 March 1944, White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "courage, coolness and unflagging enthusiasm on sorties."[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Scrum.com player profile of Bill White". Scrum.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Wallabies representing the University of Queensland Football Club". University of Queensland Rugby Club. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Queensland Representatives". Queensland Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "William George Searle White DFC". Australian Honours Database. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Honours and Awards – William George Searle White". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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