Thomas White (Australian politician)
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title:
Thomas White (Australian politician)
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Sir Thomas Walter White, was an Australian politician and pilot in the First World War. In 1914 he became one of the first airmen trained for the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), and the following year he was among the first AFC members to see action when he was deployed to the Middle East with the Mesopotamian Half Flight. After carrying out several missions behind Turkish lines, he was captured in November 1915 but escaped in July 1918. White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and twice
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Australian aviator and politician (1888–1957)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_White_(Australian_politician)
date created:
2007-11-27T07:29:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:42:24Z
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