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WHITBY, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 630, 1344, 7795 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Holsworth, NSW. (NAA, Pg-18) Service Record of Trooper: AKA-Jean LEFEBRE, Richard WHITBY, SN 630. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Johannesburg, Sth Africa, 1 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Debilitated whilst in service, after discharge - died from illness, Pulminary Tuberculosis, 6th A.G.H; Kangaroo Pt. Military Hospital, Kangaroo Point, Qld., 13 July 1919, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 10-39-14, Portion 10/Section 39/Grave 14. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 630, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Holsworth, NSW. (NAA, Pg-18) Service Record of Trooper: AKA-Jean LEFEBRE, Richard WHITBY, SN 630. | |
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| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1344, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW. (NAA, Pg-6) Service Record of Private: Richard WHITBY, SN 1344. | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1344, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1344, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7795, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7795, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7795, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
(AKA - Jean LEFEBRE, SN-630, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment).
Born: Richard WHITBY
Son of Jean Lefebre WHITBY & Emma (nee-LINBY) WHITBY.
Next of Kin - Wife: Janet Elizabeth (nee-SAMPSON) WHITBY.
Reference: Queensland Government - Department of Justice & Attorney-General; Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages; Family Research; QLD Marriage Register, Reg No: 1917/ 20743, QLD Death Register, Reg No: 1919/ 4618.