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The son of James and Katherine (Lyon) White, James Butler White attended Highfield College in Hamilton, Ontario. Before he enlisted, White worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway in western Canada and with the Standard Bank in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 1918, he scored eight victories flying the Sopwith Camel with 8 Naval Squadron (later 208 Squadron). White was transferred to the unemployed list on 3 July 1919. When he returned to Canada after the war, he became a stockbroker and founded J. B. White & Company in Toronto, Ontario in 1924. From 1945 to 1947 he was the president of the Toronto Stock Exchange. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Lieut. (A./Capt.) James Butler White. (FRANCE)
A fine fighting pilot who has accounted for eight enemy aeroplanes. He has led numerous offensive and low bombing raids, and by his able and daring leadership has achieved great success with a minimum of casualties to his patrol.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
24 Jan 1918 |
1140 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B6321) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
Fresnes-Vitry |
| 2 |
03 Feb 1918 |
1230 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B6321) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Vitry |
| 3 |
08 May 1918 |
1115 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1867) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Provin |
| 4 |
28 Jul 1918 |
0950 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1417) |
Rumpler C (OOC) |
S of Estaires |
| 5 |
29 Jul 1918 |
2040 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1417) |
C (OOC) |
S of Estaires |
| 6 |
31 Jul 1918 |
1140 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1417) |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
S of Pont a Vendin |
| 7 |
14 Aug 1918 |
0600 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D8168) |
DFW C (OOC) |
E of Oppy |
| 8 |
06 Sep 1918 |
1830 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D8168) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Arras-Cambrai Road |
| 9 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1220 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E7165) |
Pfalz D.XII (DES) |
S of Gouy |
| 10 |
29 Sep 1918 |
1230 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
N of Lesdains |
| 11 |
03 Oct 1918 |
1810 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E7165) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Brancourt |
| 12 |
03 Oct 1918 |
1815 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E7165) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
Premont |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt Malcolm Howell, Lt G A Wightman |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Allison, Lt Edward Johnstone, Lt Rupert Gifford |
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