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WITTON, George Ramsdale
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 86 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1874 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1942, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Corporal, 86 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Zidane McNamara
George Ramsdale Witton was a Lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers alongside Lieutenants Morant and Handcock. The trio were put before a British Court Martial, their defending officer was Major J.F. Thomas. The charge was the murder of 9 Boer Prisoners though the number may be higher. They were found guilty with Morant and Handcock put before a firing squad and Witton sentenced to hard labour. Witton later wrote 'Scapegoats of the Empire'
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