Richard Joseph Manfred Moseley
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Richard Joseph Manfred Moseley was born in 1887 he married Elizabeth Smith born 1887 they were married on 24th April 1900 at the parish church at Sutton in Ashfield they lived at 11 Bran Lane Stanton Hill and had two children Ernest Hedley born 1910 and Alice born and died in 1912. In 1911 the family lived at 47 Parliament Street Sutton in Ashfield Richard Joseph Manfred is 23 yrs and a coal miner pony driver he is living with his wife Elizabeth 23 yrs and their son Herbert Hedley Moseley 1 year of age, they are living with his widowed mother in law Mary Smith 61 yrs. Commencing 17th April 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week. His widow remarried on 23rd December 1916 to Albert Bnacroft a miner and discharged soldier.
Private Richard Joseph Manfred Moseley enlisted at Sutton in Ashfield whilst residing at Stanton Hill he served with the 7th battalion South Staffordshire Regiment and died of dysentery on 15th October 1915 at Gallipoli he is buried at Portianos Military Cemetery, Greece.
History of Portianos Military Cemetery Because of its position, the island of Lemnos played an important part in the campaigns against Turkey during the First World War. It was occupied by a force of marines on 23 February 1915 in preparation for the military attack on Gallipoli, and Mudros became a considerable Allied camp. The 1st and 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospitals, the 3rd Australian General Hospital and other medical units were stationed on both sides of Mudros bay and a considerable Egyptian Labour Corps detachment was employed. After the evacuation of Gallipoli, a garrison remained on the island and the 1st Royal Naval Brigade was on Lemnos, Imbros and Tenedos for the first few months of 1916. On 30 October 1918, the Armistice between the Entente Powers and Turkey was signed at Mudros. Portianos Military Cemetery was begun in August 1915 and used until August 1920. The cemetery now contains 347 Commonwealth burial of the First World War and five war graves of other nationalities.
