William A. White
Chaplain, Deceased Person
1874 – 1936
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Who was William A. White?
Reverend Captain William Andrew White, II, D.D. was an Nova Scotian who became the first black officer in the British army. He served in World War I as a chaplain, the only black chaplain in the entire British Army during the war. He was the father of singer Portia White.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1874
United States of America - Also known as
- William White
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Acadia University
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- 1936
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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