Major George De-Winton (.........)
Back to . . . 99th
Foot Wiltshire Duke of Edinburgh Regiment
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Occupation : Soldier
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Rank on Discharge : Major General
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Date of Discharge : 1898
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Spouse's Name : Fanny
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- The Inscription on the
Headstone of,
- George Wade William De
Winton
- Only child of Major George
Jean de Winton and Fanny De Winton. 99th Regiment. Buried
at Norfolk Island Cemetery. Grave 27.
- Sacred to the Memory of
- George Wade William
- only child of
- George and Fanny de Winton who
- departed
- this life 13 January 1850
- aged eleven months and twenty five days.
- George Jean de Winton, the
father of the child buried in this grave, was a young
officer who served on Norfolk Island with his family from
September 1848 to January 1850 , and a further two years
from 1851 to 1853. He spent his whole career with the
99th or Duke of Edinburgh' s Regiment, was known
throughout as Chateau de Winton, and in 1898, when he was
a retired major-general, he published a book titled
Soldiering 50 Years Ago - Australia in the 40's
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- Last revised: January 09, 2004.