Dick Edward Moffitt (1918–1941)
Private Dick Moffitt (22), of Tolga, is the twin son of Mr and Mrs. Artie Moffitt. A dispatch rider, he was killed in Libya on April 12 while going backward and forward to the front lines, keeping in touch with the lorries. A heavy lorry crashed into his motor cycle in a sand storm. His twin brother Charlie is in the A.I.F., also Jack, a younger brother, is training at Redbank. They are nephews of Judge Moffitt, of Sydney.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Moffitt, Herbert William (uncle)
- Moffitt, Sydney Vincent (uncle)
- Moffitt, Mary (aunt by marriage)
- Moffitt, Athol Randolph (cousin)
Citation details
'Moffitt, Dick Edward (1918–1941)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/moffitt-dick-edward-16102/text28040, accessed 27 July 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
13 October,
1918
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
12 April,
1941
(aged 22)
Libya