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Record #16885
Name :
: George WHYTE (1895 - 1918)
  aka : Private Whyte


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Apr 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Oct 1918   Notes : Pneumonia - Death Due to Service
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Edinburgh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Eastbourne
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Apr 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
: McCullough
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Whyte.

1911 Canadian Census record for George Whyte lists him in the household of Albert and Pdabelle McCullough. Born in Nov 1895 in Scotland, he immigrated in 1907. Also in residence was a second lodger, Robert Freeborne.

Draft attestation papers were signed 16 May 1918 in Camp Barriefield, Ontario. George's current address was in Marrysville, Ontario. He was born 12 Apr 1895 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His Next of Kin was friend Albert McCullough in Lonsdale, Ontario. (Previous placement family). 5'4" with blue eyes and brown hair, George had no distinguishing marks.

Private George Whyte died of pneumonia in No. 14 Canadian

Hospital in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Burial at Seaford Cemetery, Seaford, East Sussex, England. Plot: 606

Find A Grave Memorial# 118473900 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-27 17:35:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-10 11:57:51 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16885 WHYTE, George1895SCT,    , Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
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