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John Donaldson Whyte

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John Donaldson Whyte (25), as drawn by a street artist in Napoli (Naples), Italy 1945, WWII.

Jock Whyte

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Donaldson AWMM
  • Surname
    Whyte AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jock AWMM
  • Service number
    68841 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    29 July 1920 Public - Ata - Other relative - 13 February 2022 - John Donaldson Whyte
  • Place of birth
    Liardet Street, New Plymouth Public - Ata - Other relative - 13 February 2022 - John Donaldson Whyte
  • Birth notes
    Father: Frank Mitchell Whyte (1891-1977) and Mother: Ethel May Whyte, nee Donaldson (1891-1973) Public - Ata - Other relative - 13 February 2022 - John Donaldson Whyte
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 67 Renall Street, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Wool Buyer and Quality Controller for Dalgety & Co. and E Lichenstein's. Public - Ata - Other relative - 13 February 2022 - John Donaldson Whyte
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F.M. Whyte (father), 67 Renall Street, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married (twice)
      1 - Patricia Mary Betty Lineen
      2 - Rosalind Caroline Joy Public - Ata - Other relative - 13 February 2022 - John Donaldson Whyte

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    68841 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
    Masterton, Wairarapa AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 May 2008 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
    7 May 2008 Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Age at death
    87 Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Place of death
    Auckland City Hospital, Grafton, Auckland Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Cause of death
    Brain Hemorrhage Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Purewa Crematorium and Cemetery Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Grave reference
    None Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 13 May 2008 AWMM
  • Memorial name
    Ashes with his son, Alastair John Hemi Whyte Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness
  • Memorial reference
    None Public - Ata - Child - 15 February 2022 - Witness

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

Remember John Donaldson Whyte by laying a poppy.

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  • To our father, step-father and koro Rest in Peace
    Public - Ataraiti - Child - 21 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 8 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1942 to 30th June, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 8: WW2 45 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 13 May 2008 AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
15 February 2022AtaAuckland, New ZealandChild
19 December 2021AtaraitiAuckland, New ZealandChild
21 April 2015AtaraitiNZChild

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