Tunneller Charles William Whyte

 

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Lieutenant Charles William Whyte 

C.W. Whyte was born in Melbourne and graduated from the University of Melbourne after studying at the Ballarat School of Mines.  According to his SMB student record Whyte successfully completed units in Chemistry, Assaying, Mine Management, Drawing, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Applied Mechanics, Land Surveying, Mine Management, Electricity and Magnetism and Drawing.

Whyte was assigned to the Australian Mining Corps upon his enlistment on 14 December 1915: his wife, Mary Teresa Whyte, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, was listed as next of kin.

Following Lieut. Whyte’s arrival in France in the early months of 1916, he was reassigned to the newly established 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company. On 22 July 1916, he was killed in action in the field in France, where he died as a consequence of receiving a gun shot wound to the head.

More on the Mining Mud & Medals Wiki:
http://miningmudmedals.org/Charles_W._Whyte

Papers Past:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast…

(Photo of gravestone thanks to Andrew Holmes)