| Regimental number | 8/3113 |
| Address | 137 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J H Whitaker, 137 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 8), Lesboeufs, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery. Parents: James Highton Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker, 137 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/1138 Pte James Highton WHITAKER, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |