Whiting was a mid 20th century newspaper and wartime cartoonist who contributed to Smith's Weekly, Table Talk and Bulletin. He served with with Australian Imperial Forces during WW2.
'Western Desert, Egypt. 1942-10-27. Ray Whiting of the 9th Australian Division Camouflage Training Unit (Formerly a cartoonist of the Bulletin Sydney) at work on a sketch for the A.I.F. "News", a newspaper published in the Middle East for Australian Troops.'.