University of Ibadan. He eventually settled in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, briefly returning to Nigeria as an advisor on sports activities. The Duncan White Sports Foundation was founded on his 72nd birthday, 1 March 1990, and White presented the first award to Sriyantha Dissanayake on 1 March 1991. Personal life and death White married Angela Siebel in 1952 and had six children: Maxine, Nita, Christopher, Dan, Marilyn and Fiona. His brother Freddie White was a Sri Lankan legendary field hockey player. He died in 1998 in Nuneaton, despite having said that he intended to migrate with his family to Australia. His wife remained in Nuneaton. Honours He was conferred with the prestigious Deshamanya award in 1998 by the then Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga exactly on the 50th anniversary of his silver medal achievement which was accomplished on 31 July 1948. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1949 Helms World Trophy Awarded the title Deshamanya by the Government of Sri Lanka in 1998 Depicted on a Sri Lankan postage stamp in 1988 See also Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam Summa Navaratnam Sriyantha Dissanayake Susanthika Jayasinghe References External links 1918 births 1998 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy Burgher military personnel Burgher sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Sri Lanka Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic athletes of Sri Lanka Olympic silver medalists for Sri Lanka People from Western Province, Sri Lanka People of British Ceylon Ceylon Light Infantry officers Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force officers Sri Lankan male hurdlers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Deshamanya Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games