James Henry Whyte
Born 12 Dec 1876 - Died 3 Nov 1951
- Service number
- South African 95 AWMM
- WWI 11/698 AWMM
- South African 4056 AWMM
- Also known as
- Harry AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- South Africa Lieutenant/Military AWMM 1st Contingent, 1 Company, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM
- Inter War Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM
- WW2 Officer Commanding AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- James Henry AWMM
- Surname
- Whyte AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Harry AWMM
- Service number
- South African 95 AWMM
- WWI 11/698 AWMM
- South African 4056 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Dec 1876 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Unknown AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Auckland Post Office/Civilian AWMM
- Next of kin
- Mrs Jane Johnson Whyte (mother), Seccombe Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs Jane J. Whyte (mother), Castlebar, Khyber Pass Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Relief of Kimberley AWMM
- Driefontein AWMM
- Johannesburg AWMM
- Diamond Hill AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- South African 95 AWMM
- WWI 11/698 AWMM
- South African 4056 AWMM
- Military service
- Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM
- College Rifles AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar (DSO*) AWMM
DSO Major, Wellington Mounted Rifles London Gazette 8 November 1915, p. 11027 Dardanelles. Bar DSO Lieutenant Colonel, Wellington Mounted Rifles London Gazette 1 January 1918 p. 17 whilst acting as Brigade major to the 2nd Auctralian Light Horse Brigade. AWMM - Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
- Queen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Kimberley, Transvaal clasps) AWMM
- King's South Africa Medal (South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- Pacific Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Volunteer Service Medal AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Five Times AWMM
London Gazette 5 November 1915, p11003 | London Gazette 28 January 1916, p1210 | London Gazette 1 December 1916, p11807 | London Gazette 6 July 1917, p6773 | London Gazette 16 January 1918, p937 AWMM - Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
London Gazette 8 November 1915, p11027; For distinguished service in the field during the operations at the Dardanelles. AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar (DSO*) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- South Africa Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Unknown/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- South Africa 21 Oct 1899 AWMM
Waiwera AWMM Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent, 1 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM - WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 6 AWMM Vessel was Orari AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM Ships Permanent Staff, Quartermaster' staff AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM
- South Africa 21 Oct 1899 AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Medical, South Africa AWMM
Fell seriously ill with enteric fever in 1901. AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- South Africa Unknown AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM
1st Contingent, 1 Company, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM - Inter War 18 Dec 1936 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM - WW2 2 May 1945 AWMM Officer Commanding AWMM
- South Africa Unknown AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Whyte was present at Kimberley Camp in February 1900. 'He was considered an excellent soldier and comrade.' (Stowers, p.181)
Whyte had a bullet pass through his bayonet scabbard and into his horse at Koornspruit.
Whyte returned to New Zealand aboard the S.S. 'Orient' in January 1901 and later joined the 21 Company (Auckland Section), 7 NZMR as Sergeant (4056). He returned to South Africa aboard the S.S. 'Gulf of Taranto' from Wellington in April 1901. (Stowers, p.181)
Whyte received the Distinguished Conduct Medal in October 1902. He was promoted to Sergeant Major Lieutenant of the 10 NZMR. (Stowers, p.181)
In 1902 Whyte was Officer in Command of the Auckland Division, Auckland Company, Auckland Mounted Battalion. He was promoted to Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General of the Auckland Volunteer district in 1907. (Stowers, p.181)
Whyte also served in World War One. Registration No. 11/698, Wellington Mounted Rifles.
Officer Commanding Troopships for Africa and Pacific AWMM
About death
- Death
- 3 Nov 1951 AWMM
Age 74 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Taihape Cemetery, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM
- Taihape Cemetery AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Onehunga South African War Tablet, Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Powles, C.G. (1922). The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe and Tombs. Digitised copy on NZETC site.
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Sina.html
Sources Used - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130298.html
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
Further Reference - Military Personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24044612
Further Reference - Military Personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24044613
Further Reference - Military Personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24064606
Further Reference
- Powles, C.G. (1922). The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe and Tombs. Digitised copy on NZETC site.
- References
- Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Polaschek, A. (1983). The Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal. Christchurch, N.Z.: Medals Research.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 776 - St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
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