Robert CLATWORTHY/CLATEWORTHY

[*Sandra*]

It says "deported" in the first columns. Wonder if that would send him back to Scotland (Dundee) where he embarked ?

Sandra

[ghostgirl]

Oh wow Lilybell, I will send you a message!!!  Thanks so much - and Sandra, thanks to you too.  This man would not have had much of an income, his background was not a solid one, to say the least.  Could he have been in Canada until 1936 before being deported? This is great, thanks so much!

[sami]

Hi GG:

Came across Robert Clateworthy in a list of deserters on a another forum. As part of his service details it also lists that in addition to being known as Clatworthy he was also known as Clatsworthy. It made me wonder what other names he might have gone by. Did he have other first names that he used, or other surnames that he might have been likely to use?

Also wondering if the 1936 application was rejected or approved?

sami

[ghostgirl]

Hi Sami - in the correspondence from the war office in 1936, he was referred to has Chateworthy (although this was an error of the office, not Robert). His father had been called Clapworthy at one point as well, once again by someone else!!  And the application in 1936 was refused as he had deserted. I haven't as yet found him using any other first name, just Robert.

I came across a document that had been transcribed as Clatsworthy, but in the original it was quite obviously Clateworthy - don't know if that is the same one you have seen - but it wouldn't surprise me if it was yet another one, as there seem to be so many variations!!

Lilybell, thanks for those documents - that's fantastic. I have a subscription for that site, but it doesn't cover Canada!

GG

[lilybell]

Hi GG
You are most welcome glad I could help.

Robert sounds like quite a character..with all those variations on his name makes searching a challenge.  ::)Will keep looking.

Lilybell

[lilybell]

Meant to ask if you have a copy of his military file?

Lilybell

[lilybell]

Hi GG

Ran across a crews list for a Robert Clatsworthy on ship Dawn August 8,1904.

A****try is having issues but will send it on to you when the site is working.


Lilybell

[sami]

Hi GG:

Just adding the information from the list of deserters. I'm thinking you probably have this but thought I'd add it just in case:

CLATEWORTHY Robert 1699 Pte 10 LHR 11R Tos 2-16 to Dvr 1 sect/4 DAC 4-16 to Gnr 43Bty/11 FAB (1699a) 12-16 WIA 25-10-17 R/hand at Passendaele FGCM 25-1-19 AWol from 24-9-18 to 10-12-18 sentenced 12 months HL to No 10 Military Prison Dunkirk 2-19 deserted 14-5-19 F&B AKA Robert Clatsworthy or Clatworthy

sami

[ghostgirl]

Phew! You guys are wonderful!

I do have a copy of his military file.  The reason I am researching him, is for a project we are doing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WW1.  We are putting together the stories of all the men on our local honour roll, and he is one of them.

I would be surprised if that is him on the crew list, as he would have been quite young and was in Esperance until the war, as far as I know. But I wouldn't rule it out, nevertheless!

I have had a look on passenger lists/crew lists to see if he returned to Australis, but haven't found anything yet.

Thanks again
GG