OFFICER’S LONG SERVICE
After 44 years’ military service, Major J. B. Whyte, D. 5.0., of Hamilton, has been posted to the retired list. A letter of thanks and appreciation has been received by Major Whyte from Lieut-Colonel R. N. Smythe, AdjutantGeneral. Major Whyte, who is now 72 years of age, was born in Scotland, and came to New Zealand when two years of age. He joined the volunteers in 1885, and served through the South African W r ar, where he was awarded the D.S.O. and the Queen’s Medal. He also served with the New Zealand Expedition?’'* in Egypt throughout the Great War.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 16
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103OFFICER’S LONG SERVICE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 16
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