1893 Jun 14 Born Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
1901 census at 16 Chapel Street, Peterhead
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Annie Mary Whyte | 30 |
| Chrissie Whyte | 10 |
| Peter G T Whyte | 7 |
| Lilian T Whyte | 5 |
| Muriel Whyte | 2 |
| William R J Mchardy | 19 |
1907 May 17 He leaves UK for Australia with his father George, described as a Chemist. No other members of the family on ship
1912 Apr 15. In trouble with the law
1915 Jul 27 Enlists in AIF
1915 Oct 23 Failed to embark. Eventually found. Then follows a lot of senteces on disiplinary charges during his service
1918 Jul 17 Tried by Court Martial for desertion, sentenced to serve 2 years, but that was eventually remitted by GOC
1919 May 3 Discharged in Australia
1919 Aug 13 Held on a theft charge
1919 Sep 1 Tried at a criminal court in NSW. Peter Giles Tennyson Whyte, unlawfully using a motor vehicle, was fined £20, in default two months' Imprisonment with hard labour.
1920 Mar 22 Married in Sydney to DORIS FLEMMING in Aus marriage records. He left her, according to the divorce record, after 11 days
1921 Apr 1. Joined with RIC no 80273 & ADRIC no (778).& (597). ex-Soldier & Motor Car Salesman
1921 Apr 12 Posted to G Coy in Killaloe
1921 Jun 30 Posted O Coy in Dunmanway
1921 Dec 21 Dismissed
1923 Feb 24. Geraldine Child by BRIDGET PATRICIA NORMILE . Born Belfast. He does not appear to have married Bridget. Peter Whyte had been working in Ford's in Cork after his dismissal from the ADRIC in Killaloe. He met Patricia Normile there and after she became pregnant, the family believes he moved to work in Ford's in Belfast.
1924 May 19 Arrives in USA from UK On crew of SS Lapland as a trimmer. He had a seaman's card
1924 Jun 30. George Whyte born Cork
1924 Aug 2 Divorced from Doris Flemming
BRIDE'S SURPRISE A Short Honeymoon After a honeymoon which lasted 11 days, said Doris Edna Whyte, formerly Fleming, in the Divorce Court to-day, her husband, Peter Giles Tennyson Whyte, selected the first of April to desert her. 'We were married In Sydney in March 192O" said Mrs Whyte ''and lived together at the Hotel Metropole afterwards taking a flat in Darlinghurst. On April 1 I went into the city, and on my return I found my husband had left the flat. l have not seen him since. "I see you were only married 11 days" remarked Mr Acting Justice Ralston. '"Was there any other reason to account for him deserting you?" "We had no quarrel" said Mrs Whyte, "and there was no other reason" "A short honeymoon" said Mr Maddox Cohen who appeared for Mrs Whyte, daughter (?) A decree nisi was granted for 6 months.
1925 Sep 3 Married in USA to Bettina Winestone or Winston (service record)
1930 May 23 Living in USA.
1932 Jul 2. He claims to have been in Chicago to hear Roosevelt's acceptance speech
1932 Nov 17 He returned to Australia and gave an extraordinary, Walter Mittyesque , interview to an Australian newspaper.
1933 Married in Sydney, Australia to Viola E Jaynes
1934 Electoral Roll with his wife at Elizabeth Str, Sydney
1935 Electoral Roll with his wife
1936 Electoral Roll He is a hotel manager in King, East Sydney, New South Wales, . No wife with him
1938 Jul 7 Divorced from Viola Jaynes Decree Absolute in Sydney Morning Herald
1938 Electoral Roll. He is a hotel manager in King, East Sydney, New South Wales, . No wife with him
1936 Aug 31 Problems with Public Service Board
1940 Jun 22 Applies for WW1 medals from Corowa, Aus
1946 Sep 6 Died , buried Rookwood General Cemetery, NSW