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Paymaster Rear-Admiral SIR William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte, K.C.B., C.M.G. (28 November, 1863 – 13 July, 1932) was the first Paymaster Director-General of the Royal Navy.

Whyte was specially promoted to the rank of Staff Paymaster on 1 January, 1901, for services in South Africa.^[1]

"Sir W. B. Whyte, R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 15 July, 1932. Issue 46186, col F, pg. 8.

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 [[Paymaster Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Rear-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''William Marcus Charles Beresford Whyte''', K.C.B., C.M.G. (28 November, 1863 &ndash; 13 July, 1932) was the first [[Paymaster Director-General (Royal Navy)|Paymaster Director-General]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
-==Who was Who==
+==Early Life & Career==
-WHYTE, Sir William Marcus Charles Beresford
+Whyte was specially promoted to the rank of Staff Paymaster on 1 January, 1901, for services in South Africa.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
-KCB, 1922; CB 1919; CMG 1902
-Born 28 Nov. 1863; s of William T. Whyte, y s of James Whyte of Pilton Manor, Barnstaple; m 1st, 1892, Jane Emily (d 1896), d of Henry Lord Jackson of Valetta, Malta; 2nd, 1911, Gladys, d of Colonel Charles Collingwood Townsend, RA; one d ; died 13 July 1932
-Paymaster Rear-Admiral, retired
-EDUCATION
-privately
-CAREER
-Entered service, 1880; Paymaster, 1897; Staff Paymaster, 1901; Fleet Paymaster, 1903; Paymaster Director-General, 1918–23; retired, 1923; served Egypt, 1882 (medal with clasp, bronze star); transport department, South Africa, 1901 (despatches, Queen’s and King’s medals)
-CLUBS
-Army and Navy; Royal Naval, Portsmouth
-ADDRESS
-Motor Car Registration Number: LD 643
 ==Footnotes==