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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]

Whyte was promoted to the rank of Fleet Paymaster on 27 November, 1903, with seniority of 1 January, 1903.^[2]

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

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 ==Early Life & Career==
-Whyte was specially promoted to the rank of [[Staff Paymaster (Royal Navy)|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>
+Whyte was specially promoted to the rank of [[Staff Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Staff Paymaster]] on 1 January, 1901, for services in South Africa.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
-Whyte was promoted to the rank of [[Fleet Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Fleet Paymaster]] on 27 November, 1903, with seniority of 1 January, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27623/pages/8023 no. 27623.  p. 8023.]  4 December, 1903.</ref>
+Whyte was promoted to the rank of [[Fleet Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Fleet Paymaster]] on 27 November, 1903, with seniority of 1 January, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27623/pages/8023 no. 27623.  p. 8023.]  4 December, 1903.</ref>
 ==Footnotes==