| Regimental number | 9/486 |
| Address | Dipton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W H Whitaker, Richmond Grove, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No 153), Lemnos, Greece |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Highton Whitaker and Annetta Eliza Whitaker, Dipton, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 8/504 2nd Lt Frederick Charles WHITAKER, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 25 March 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |