MOLESWORTH, Cecil Stanley
| Service Number: | Captain |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School; and University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Camden, , New South Wales, Australia, 24 February 1943, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Nowra Shoalhaven Soldiers Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Captain, Medical Officers | |
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| 17 Feb 1917: | Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1917: | Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| 5 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Regiment, embarked Kantara for Australia on board HT Marvada | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
DR. C. S. MOLESWORTH
The death occurred suddenly on February 24th, of Cecil Stanley Molesworth, M.B., Ch.M.,"of Campbeltown, late of Leeton' at the, age of 55 years. He was a Captain of the A.A.M.C. in the 1st AIF. Besides a sorrowing widow (who was formerly Miss Connie Kendall, of Murrumburrah) , lie leaves a son (a member , of the R.A.A.F., now in England) and a daughter. Mr Cecil Kendall, of Tiverton, Is a brother-in- law of deceased. ' The funeral took place to Rookwood crematorium on Friday, afternoon.
OBITUARY
Dr. C. S. Molesworth
The many friends on the irrigation area of Dr. Cecil Stanley Molesworth, will be sorry to learn that he passed away suddenly at the Camden Hospital yesterday. We understand that he was quite well on, the day previous.
It is five years since he left Leeton where He conducted a practice from the residence now occupied by Dr. Walsh. ' The late Dr. Molesworth' was also interested in a rice- farm with his friend Mr. A. D. Mackellar. While on the irrigation area Dr. Molesworth took a very keen interest in the welfare of the students at the Yanco Agricultural High School for which institution he was the medical officer. 'He was a member of the School Council and suggested many improvements which were adopted by the Department. The late doctor was an ardent advocate for the installation of a water filtration plant at the school, which although finally promised has not been constructed on account of the war. Dr. Molesworth served with the Light Horse in Palestine during the last war and married in Cairo, an Army Nurse. His wife survives him also their two children Bill, who is with tho R.A.A.F. in England, and Nancy in the A.W.A.S. located at Brisbane. He is survived by two brothers, Dr. Harold Molesworth, a Macquarie Street specialist and Mr. Sid Molesworth, a farner of Griffith. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Howe, widow of the Rev. Howe, of Chatswood, and mother of Mr. Ken Howe, former wool and sheep instructor, of Lee ton: Mrs. Bavage and Mrs. Vaunton, of Roseville. He was predeceased by one sister who was the wife of Sir John Madsen, professor of Electrical Engineering at the Sydney University.
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