Search results English Māori James Henry Whyte Born 12 December 1876 - Died 3 November 1951 PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 95 AWMM WWI 11/698 AWMM South African 4056 AWMM Also known asHarry AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSouth 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 Unknown AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from Powles, C.G. (1922). p. 88 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Henry AWMM SurnameWhyte AWMM Ingoa Also known asHarry AWMM Service numberSouth African 95 AWMM WWI 11/698 AWMM South African 4056 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth12 December 1876 AWMM Clevedon, Auckland AWMM 17 December 1876 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Unknown AWMM Unknown AWMM Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationAuckland Post Office/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs 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 Relationship statusPre 21 October 1899 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignRelief of Kimberley AWMM Driefontein AWMM Johannesburg AWMM Diamond Hill AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 95 AWMM WWI 11/698 AWMM South African 4056 AWMM Military serviceCorporal in the Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM College Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion 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 MiD 1915; 1916; 1916; 1917; 1918 AWMM Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM London Gazette 08/11/1915 AWMM Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM London Gazette 01/01/1918 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM WW1 Unknown AWMM Unknown/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa 21 October 1899 AWMMWaiwera AWMM Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent, 1 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM WW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMMHMNZT 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 Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesMedical, South Africa AWMM Fell seriously ill with enteric fever in 1901. AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSouth Africa Unknown AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 1st Contingent, 1 Company, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM Inter War 18 December 1936 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM WW2 2 May 1945 AWMM Officer Commanding AWMM Unknown AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 Read more Death About death Contribute › Death3 November 1951 AWMM Age 74 AWMM Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM 3 November 1951 Noel Smith Research Project Age 75 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryTaihape Cemetery, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM Taihape Cemetery AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Henry Whyte by laying a poppy. James Edward George Whyte James Frederick Whyte James Henry Whyte James Lawrence Whyte James Stuart Whyte Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Henry Whyte Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPowles, 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 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference Military Personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24044612&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24044613&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24064606&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Polaschek, A. (1983). The Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal. Christchurch, N.Z.: Medals Research. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 776 AWMM St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results
