Doris Annie Dethridge1

F, #19379, b. 1899, d. 28 December 2001
Pedigree
Father*Walter Dethridge2 b. c 1870, d. 26 Oct 1958
Mother*Florence Maud Boynton Lang2 b. c 1875, d. 13 May 1957
Last Edited23 Dec 2012
Birth*Doris Annie Dethridge was born in 1899 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 3676/1899.3,2 
She was the daughter of Walter Dethridge and Florence Maud Boynton Lang.2 
Marriage*Doris Annie Dethridge married Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC, son of John Cavanagh and May Harriet Gibbs, in 1923 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 157.4 
Death*Doris Annie Dethridge died on 28 December 2001 at City Beach, Western Australia.3 

Family

Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC b. 10 May 1892, d. 16 Sep 1957
Child

Citations

  1. [S161] Genealogics, online www.genealogics.org.
  2. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au
  3. [S62] MCB, online mcb.wa.gov.au, Karrakatta.
  4. [S190] Marriages, Marriage Index of WA 1915-33.

Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC1

M, #19380, b. 10 May 1892, d. 16 September 1957
Pedigree
Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh
Photograph by Digitised Leanne Rodgers-Gibbs (
Father*John Cavanagh1 b. 21 Jul 1857, d. 17 Dec 1900
Mother*May Harriet Gibbs1 b. 15 May 1867, d. 1 Jul 1942
Last Edited19 Jul 2017
Birth*Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC was born on 10 May 1892 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.2,1 
He was the son of John Cavanagh and May Harriet Gibbs.1 
Marriage*Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC married Doris Annie Dethridge, daughter of Walter Dethridge and Florence Maud Boynton Lang, in 1923 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 157.3 
Death*Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC died on 16 September 1957 at Floreat Park, Western Australia, at age 65.2 

Family

Doris Annie Dethridge b. 1899, d. 28 Dec 2001
Child
Milit-Beg*Righton John Vaughan Cavanagh MC began military service on 15 March 1916 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, Lieutenant, Tunnelling Company 6.4
Occupation*He was a Civil Engineer on 15 March 1916 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.4 
Honours*He was awarded the Military Cross on 25 October 1918 at Maulde, France, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While parties of infantry were entering Maulde on 25th/26th October, 1918, he investigated that town for enemy mines and traps. The place [was] being heavily shelled with yellow cross gas, and he had to wear a mask the whole day. He found and rendered harmless a large number of mines and traps. The following day he chlorinated places where gas mines had exploded and afterwards, at great risk, removed twelve overdue relay action mines from under priority railway lines.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 30, Date: 25 March 1920.4 
Honours RecipientsHonours

Citations

  1. [S161] Genealogics, online www.genealogics.org.
  2. [S62] MCB, online mcb.wa.gov.au, Karrakatta.
  3. [S190] Marriages, Marriage Index of WA 1915-33.
  4. [S156] UNSW AIF WWI, online www.aif.adfa.edu.au.

Elsie Edna Waite

F, #19392, b. 13 September 1909, d. 1 April 1994
Pedigree
Father*John Henry Waite b. 1882, d. 16 Mar 1955
Mother*Alice Rose Byfield b. 12 Apr 1885, d. 28 Jun 1972
Last Edited15 Mar 2023
Birth*Elsie Edna Waite was born on 13 September 1909 at Woodlupine, Western Australia; reg: 78/1909.1,2 
She was the daughter of John Henry Waite and Alice Rose Byfield. 
Marriage*Elsie Edna Waite married Clarence Englebert Matsen, son of Marius Sophus Matsen and Sarah Hannah Wilkes, in 1929 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1797.1,3 
Marriage*Elsie Edna Waite married Eric Arthur Case in 1945 at Northam, Western AustraliaG; reg: 69/1945.1,4 
Marriage*Elsie Edna Waite married Timothy Francis Young in 1958 at Swan, Western AustraliaG; reg: 91/1958.1,4 
Death*Elsie Edna Waite died on 1 April 1994 at Mundaring, Western Australia, at age 84; 84 yrs.5 

Family 1

Clarence Englebert Matsen b. 17 Feb 1904, d. 18 Feb 2001

Family 2

Eric Arthur Case b. 3 Sep 1904, d. 1 Sep 1982

Family 3

Timothy Francis Young b. 12 Aug 1905, d. 24 May 1993

Citations

  1. [S61] Bernice Holbrook Data,Donnybrook.
  2. [S201] WA BDMs, online http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au
  3. [S190] Marriages, Marriage Index of WA 1915-33.
  4. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/
  5. [S62] MCB, online mcb.wa.gov.au.