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Name	Percy Whitton
Born	28 January, 1861 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	14 March, 1923 (aged 62) Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1881-1901) Victoria, Australia public servant (1902-1923) Federal, Australia customs officer (1910-1923) Federal, Australia public service head (1922-1923) Federal, Australia
Awards	Imperial Service Order (recipient, 1918)
Key Organisations *	Australian Society of Accountants (federal) (fellow) British Society of Accountants and Auditors (fellow) Metropolitan Golf Club (Oakleigh, Melbourne) (secretary, ?-1923)
Workplaces *	Dept of Customs (federal) (head, ?-1923) Auditor-General's Office (Federal) (public servant, 1902-1910) Dept of Customs (federal) (public servant, 1910-1923)

* Dates are approximate

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