John Whitty (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1910
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1944
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
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.
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