Herbert Valentine Whyte

Forenames

Herbert Valentine AWMM

Surname

Whyte AWMM

Service number

WWII 631013 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

2 Oct 1922

Public - Ross - Other Relative - 1 September 2015 - B D M Records.

Place of birth

Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Public - Ross - Other Relative - 1 September 2015 - B D M Records.

Address before enlistment

Horsham Downs, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M.I. Whyte (mother), Horsham Downs, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Pacific Theatre of War AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 631013 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
30 Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Arthur and Emma Irene Whyte, of Mamaku, Auckland

Next of kin listed in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 as Mrs A. Whyte, Mamaku AWMM

Death

20 Feb 1944 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 3.09 AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2385129
Sources Used

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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