Historical records matching Lt. Col. John Henry Hamlyn Whitty
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About Lt. Col. John Henry Hamlyn Whitty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitty_(cricketer%29
John Henry Hamlyn Whitty DSO MC (4 February 1910 – 23 October 1944) was an Australian-born English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Enlisting in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1931, Whitty served with the regiment during the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt, during which he was awarded the Military Cross. He later served during the Second World War, during which he was wounded in action at Dunkirk. Later in the war he served in North Africa, where he was considered by Field Marshal Montgomery as the best field commander in the Eighth Army. Following service in North Africa, Whitty fought in the Italian Campaign, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, before being killed in October 1944 after stepping on a landmine. During his military career, he also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.
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Lt. Col. John Henry Hamlyn Whitty's Timeline
1910 |
December 4, 1910
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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1940 |
1940
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Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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1944 |
October 23, 1944
Age 33
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Vicchio, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Florence War Cemtery, near Fiesole, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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