George Henry White 49 sqdn rfc

HI friends

i need info to 2 nd lieut George Henry White pilot to 49 sqdn (rfc) killed in action over france at the aged 22.


cheers

claudio

Hello Claudio
Are you familiar with the Commonwealth War Graves web-site? *http://www.cwgc.org

I had a bit of trouble finding your man there, because of a difference in spelling, but I think that this must be your chap. It shows: George Henry WHYTE (with a 'y'), Second Lieutenant, 49th Squadron, RFC and General List who died Tuesday 4th December 1917. Age 26 (another slight difference)
Son of Mr and Mrs George Whyte of 264 Calle Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Native of Temperley, Argentina.
Buried Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France *Grave XI.B.11

Hope this helps a bit.
Liz

i need more info.

whats the machine flying white?????
and a have you information to shot down or crashed in landing?



claudio


many thanks

Claudio, I do not have details on Whyte/White, but do know that 49RFC/RAF had Dh9 aircraft.
I have copies of the letters of one of the observers, George Robin CUTTLE, Australian, who served with that squadron, having a Canadian pilot named George Leckie. Shot down 8 May 1918.
His family owned a general store, and a property on the Murray River , part of which was developed into a township in 1924, named ROBINVALE in his honour. Possibly the only town in the world named after an airman.
Cuttle mentions an Argentine Sq Ldr, but not by name.
Well regarded, as he believed in creature-comforts for his men, as that made them better airmen. 49 Sq had men from Australia, Argentina, Scotland, Carribean,South Africa; in fact 60% of the Sq was "colonial" in extraction.
Full history in ASWW1AH '14-'18 Journal 2000.

In addition to the above, it would seem there was more than one Argentinian in 49RFC. Cuttles letters give the clue of dates, but no name. In date order then;
Cuttle trained after being transferred from artillery 29 Aug 1917. On Nov 9th 1917 he wrote, "Was due overseas long ago but all my squad got a Squadron just forming...will be flying overseas soon."
On Dec 18th 1917 he wrote, " I think I told you before that the Corps is full of Colonials. In my room for instance is a Canadian university man who gave up the study of quack medicine for flying at War; the son of an Ostrich farmer from S Africa, and the son of a Mallee storekeeper, (himself).
In the room next door is (Victor) Dreschfeld, the son of a Harley St Professor; a son of a big cotton planter from the southern States, and a dark, tall, fine-looking fellow from the Bahamas. So it goes on.In this squadron alone we have English, Irish, Scots, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Sth Africans, Indians, and men from China, Borneo,and Petrograd; all transplanted Britishers or sons of them."
On 14th April 1918 he wrote, "Our Major is a young chap from The Argentine, and awfully decent. He kicks up an awful fuss if flying officers don't have all possible comforts, and sees that they get it."
Named man are; Capt R L Crofton, in 1919, who wrote to the family re his death. Fox-Rule, George Leckie, (Can. His pilot. KIA with him ), Robinson, "C" Flight Commander R L Crofton as before, C.O.(?) J R Donald May, "A" Flight commander, Capt Chambers who led the raid on Peronne after which Leckie was KIA.

hi neville!

exist list of personal angloargentinian in the rfc/raf during the world war one?
i have only list to killeds in action

in Argentina have race champions in honour to G.Whyte!!!
whyte born in Lomas de Zamora town(angloargentinian) Bs As

There might be a list of Anglo-Argentines in RFC, but I do not know of one. Perhaps this is a project for such a one as yourself to do. You are already part-way into this project.
Perhaps the ww1 newspapers in Argentina had reports in them, or you must delve into the establishment of Forca Aerea Argentina, or other early records, Do you have a National Archive?
From time to time in my general reading I find paragraphs that mention Sth American airmen in RFC, Raol Mendoza from Sao Paulo State in Brasil gets a short reference to a book by a Mr.Bruce. I may have seen an Argie get a mention too. Best of luck.

Claudio, a Post-script to the above. If you do not know of it, try this site. Full of Argie info, and might give you a lead.
http://www.ww1stuff.freeservers.com * * * go to Aviation, then scroll, and hunt about. Neville.

Hi Neville,
I just tried clicking on the link you supplied and got an error message from Freeservers that the page 'is not here'. *Can you say whether perhaps it has moved? *Or perhaps you have made a typo? *It looks an interesting site from what you say, one which many forumites might like to visit.

Regards, Liz

3:40pm Wednesday, just tried the site, clicked right in immediately., Allow for off-line time for new stuff to be added or whatever. It is there for me, anyway.