Elworthy, Richard

Western FrontAll Campaigns

17 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Elworthy

NAME

Richard

PLACE OF BIRTH

Devonshire, England

OCCUPATION

Farm hand

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Cairns

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

6-01-17

NEXT OF KIN

Mother, Eliza Elworthy, England

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Address, Post Office, Mossman

REGIMENT 1

41st Battalion AIF

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Western Front

OTHER INFORMATION

Embarked Wiltshire 7-02-17.

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

STORY OUTLINE

Richard Elwothy is not on the Honour Board but his name appears amongst a group of Diggers welcomed home by the Mossman Welcome Home Club in September 1919 - guests included George Stamp, Corporal Mick Slater DSO, Arthur Osborne, J Norris, R Elworthy and Jack Cox.

Richard Elworthy was born in Devonshire England and enlisted in Cairns in January 1917 as a farmhand with Mossman address. He left Australia in February 1917 on the Wiltshire to serve in France with the 41st Battalion. He survived and returned to Australia in March 1919.

SERVICE NO

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