| Regimental number | 14174 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Non Conformist |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Heron Whyte, 16 Clyde Street, Timaru |
| Previous military service | Served in 2nd South Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Heron Whyte and Ann Whyte, 15 Clyde Street, Timaru |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 Junbe 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 October 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 April 1917 (scabies); transferred to North[Umbrian] Casualty Clearing Stsation, 16 April 1917; discharged to duty, 19 April 1917; rejoined unit, 24 April 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried in and about Passchendaele/Belle Vue Ridge: report by 2nd ANZAC Burial Corps, 19 November 1917; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018998 |