WHYTE, Stanley Peter
| Service Number: | 5123 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 25 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Kinross, Joondalup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 24 March 1965, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5123, Enlisted at Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5123, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5123, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle |
Four Siblings Serving in World War 1
Stanley Peter Whyte was one of four siblings who served during World War 1. They were all born in North Adelaide. He was the eldest being aged 37 when enlisting. His two brothers, Garnet James Whyte (35 years) and Ernest Primrose Whyte (33 years), together with their sister Effie May Whyte (30 years) also joined the military.
Effie joined in May 1917 as a nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service having trained at Miss Hill's Private Nursing Hospital, Wakefield Street Adelaide, during the previous four years.
Stanley and Garnet, both farmers, joined up in Western Australia while Ernest and Effie enlisted in Adelaide.
Submitted 9 May 2015 by Jeanette Laughton
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Registration of birth has his name as Peter Stanley Whyte, Book/Page: 205/413
11 January 1918 - Returned to Australia on board Port Darwin
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
RSL Information
February 1955 - Joined Brighton Sub Branch; address was 633 Brighton Road, Seacliff, SA