William Allison White VC TD (19 October 1894 – 13 September 1974) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 23 years old, and a temporary second lieutenant in the 38th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. In 1939 he was commissioned captain in the Royal Artillery, Territorial Army.