Richard Whitby
ca. 1881 — ca. July 1919
Private Richard Whitby (10‑39‑14)
Service number: 2001, 1344, 7795, 630. 2nd Brabants, Natal Mounted Police, Australian Light Horse 9th Battalion
He was born to Jean Lefebre Whitby and Emma Linby ca. 1881 in Johannesburg. He was an Engineer and apprenticed to Howard Farrar for 5 years. He enlisted into the 1st Light Horse 15 July 1915 and was discharged 17 March 1917 and re-enlisted 21 April 1917 and back overseas with the 9th Batt. and was returned June 1918 with Tuberculosis. He actually enlisted 3 times with a change of names.