Major George Druitt (1773 – 9 June 1842) was a soldier and Australian pioneer.
As a member of 48th Regiment he sailed to Australia in 1817 on the Matilda, with 440 officers and men.
While on his journey to New South Wales, George met and formed a relationship with Margaret Lynch (his future wife) who had stowed away on the ship to be with one of the other soldiers.
Druitt oversaw the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges by convict labour around Sydney.
The suburb which became Strathfield South was also originally named Druitt Town in his honour [1] George died on 9 June 1842, aged 69, some four months after his wife.