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Feb 04, 1910 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died on 23 Oct 1944 (aged 34) Aquarius
John Whitty Cricketer - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About John Whitty Cricketer
- John Henry Hamlyn Whitty (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.
