George Holford White CBE, CB (16 October 1904 – 18 January 1965) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force (RAF) officer.
George Holford White | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 October 1904 Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 January 1965 (aged 60) Uxbridge, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Service |  Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1927–1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshall | ||||||||||||||
| Commands | RAF Record Office | ||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Second World War | ||||||||||||||
| Awards | OBE, CBE, CB | ||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1927–1935 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Early life and cricket
editWhite 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]
World War II and later life
editDuring 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.
References
edit- ^ Beaulah, E. A.; Crockett, J. A. (1990). Alumni Felstedienses: January 1920 – December 1990 (11th ed.). Old Felstedian Society.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Holford White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "No. 33337". The London Gazette. 13 December 1927. p. 7984.
- ^ "No. 33458". The London Gazette. 18 January 1929. p. 467.
- ^ a b c "G A White". rafweb.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Holford White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "No. 34117". The London Gazette. 25 December 1934. p. 8390.
- ^ "No. 34866". The London Gazette. 7 June 1940. p. 7984.
- ^ "No. 35791". The London Gazette. 17 November 1942. p. 5036.
- ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette. 4 June 1946. p. 2780.
- ^ "No. 38344". The London Gazette. 2 July 1948. p. 3896.
- ^ "No. 41286". The London Gazette. 31 December 1957. p. 9.