Bill White (rugby union, born 1913)

Bill White

Birth name	William George Searle White
Date of birth	(1913-02-10)10 February 1913
Place of birth	Mackay, Queensland
Date of death	c. 1969
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) University of Queensland Rugby Club () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1931 Queensland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933–1936 Australia 10 (0)

Flight Lieutenant William George Searle White DFC (10 February 1913 – 1969) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

White was born in Mackay, Queensland and played lock in club rugby for the University of Queensland Rugby Club. He made his debut for Queensland in 1931. Two years later he made his debut for the Wallabies, becoming the 286th player to do so and the sixth from the UQ rugby club. White played total of 10 tests for Australia which included 4 Bledisloe Cup matches.

When World War II broke out, White joined the Royal Australian Air Force. On 10 March 1944, White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "courage, coolness and unflagging enthusiasm on sorties."