George Holford White | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 16 October 1904 Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 18 January 1965 Uxbridge, Middlesex, England | (aged 60)||||||||||||||
Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Service/ | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1927–1965 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Air Vice-Marshall | ||||||||||||||
Commands held | RAF Record Office | ||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||||||
Awards | OBE, CBE, CB | ||||||||||||||
Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1927–1935 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 3 October 2018 |
George Holford White
CBE,
CB (16 October 1904 – 18 January 1965) was an English first-class
cricketer and
Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.
White was born at Dorchester, and educated at Felsted School. [1] After leaving Felsted, White qualified as an accountant. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Dorset against Wiltshire at Salisbury in 1927. [2] He joined the Royal Air Force in the same year, enlisting with the rank of Pilot officer on probation in the Accountant Branch. [3] His probationary period ended in January 1929 when he was promoted to Flying officer. [4] He was posted to abroad to RAF Iraq Command in 1930. [5]
White made his only appearance in first-class cricket in 1932, when he played for the Royal Air Force cricket team against the Army at The Oval, scoring 25 runs in both his batting innings'. [6] In December 1934, White was promoted to the rank of Flight lieutenant. [7] Having played intermittently for Dorset since his debut in 1927, White played his final minor counties match in 1935, having made a total of 19 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. [2]
During the course of World War II, White was promoted to the temporary rank of Squadron leader in June 1940, [8] achieving the rank permanently in November 1942. [9] White was posted to RAF Command in British India in June 1942. [5]
Following the war, he was made an OBE in the King's 1946 Birthday Honours, by which point he held the rank of Acting Group Captain, [10] achieving the rank permanently in July 1948. [11] He was made a CBE in the Queen's 1957 Birthday Honours, by which point he held the rank of Air commodore. [12] He commanded the RAF Record Office in 1960, and in October 1961, he became an Air vice-marshall with the Technical Training Command. [5] He was made a Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in the Queen's 1962 Birthday Honours. He died at Uxbridge in January 1965.
George Holford White | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 16 October 1904 Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 18 January 1965 Uxbridge, Middlesex, England | (aged 60)||||||||||||||
Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Service/ | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1927–1965 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Air Vice-Marshall | ||||||||||||||
Commands held | RAF Record Office | ||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||||||
Awards | OBE, CBE, CB | ||||||||||||||
Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1927–1935 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 3 October 2018 |
George Holford White
CBE,
CB (16 October 1904 – 18 January 1965) was an English first-class
cricketer and
Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.
White was born at Dorchester, and educated at Felsted School. [1] After leaving Felsted, White qualified as an accountant. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Dorset against Wiltshire at Salisbury in 1927. [2] He joined the Royal Air Force in the same year, enlisting with the rank of Pilot officer on probation in the Accountant Branch. [3] His probationary period ended in January 1929 when he was promoted to Flying officer. [4] He was posted to abroad to RAF Iraq Command in 1930. [5]
White made his only appearance in first-class cricket in 1932, when he played for the Royal Air Force cricket team against the Army at The Oval, scoring 25 runs in both his batting innings'. [6] In December 1934, White was promoted to the rank of Flight lieutenant. [7] Having played intermittently for Dorset since his debut in 1927, White played his final minor counties match in 1935, having made a total of 19 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. [2]
During the course of World War II, White was promoted to the temporary rank of Squadron leader in June 1940, [8] achieving the rank permanently in November 1942. [9] White was posted to RAF Command in British India in June 1942. [5]
Following the war, he was made an OBE in the King's 1946 Birthday Honours, by which point he held the rank of Acting Group Captain, [10] achieving the rank permanently in July 1948. [11] He was made a CBE in the Queen's 1957 Birthday Honours, by which point he held the rank of Air commodore. [12] He commanded the RAF Record Office in 1960, and in October 1961, he became an Air vice-marshall with the Technical Training Command. [5] He was made a Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath in the Queen's 1962 Birthday Honours. He died at Uxbridge in January 1965.