Walter WHYTE

Regimental number20845
Date of birth31 March 1894
OccupationFlax cutter
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Peter Whyte, Whangamata, Thames
Enlistment date27 July 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 10th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 15 November 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 15 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 19), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Peter Whyte, Taupiri
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 34