Druitt, George Soldier and engineer who oversaw public works in the colony from 1817, but resigned in 1821 to pursue farming and local reform. Milestone Born 1775 {"name":"Born","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1775<\/span>"},"date_start":"1775","date_end":"1775"} Arrived Sydney 1817 {"name":"Arrived Sydney","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1817<\/span>"},"date_start":"1817","date_end":"1817"} Died Mt Druitt 08 Jun 1842 {"name":"Died","target":"","target_text":"Mt Druitt","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>08 Jun 1842<\/span>"},"date_start":"1842-06-08","date_end":"1842-06-08"} Name Commemorated by Mount Druitt {"name":"Commemorated by","target":"Mount Druitt","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Occupation Soldier {"name":"Soldier","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Civil engineer {"name":"Civil engineer","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}