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Major R H Chaworth-Musters, date of photo estimated as not gioven by IWM - Taken by © Colin Murray (WMR-87102) 25 Jun 2017
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MAJOR RICHARD CHAWORTH-MUSTERS, 236 BTY, 78 AA REGT., RA (TA), M.C. (1917),/ LATE NORFOLK REGIMENT (1896-1941) Citation: Major Richard C-Musters' Military Cross [London gazette, 14th September 1917]./ "Lt. (Acting Captain) Richard Hammond Chaworth-Musters, Norfolk Regiment, for conspicuous/ gallantry and devotion to duty in commanding his company under heavy shellfire. He led with great/ courage and disregard of danger to the attack of a strongly held concrete redoubt, capturing there 28 of/ the enemy and a machine-gun. He set a splendid example to his men." Major Richard ("Dick") Hamond Chaworth-Musters, M.C. (Military Cross), 236 Battery, 78 (1st/ East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army), was the elder son of George/ Chaworth-Musters (1869-1932) [buried at Morston 14th May 1932 by Bishop M. S. O'Rourke, grave/ #10S&E] & Mabel ("Marjorie") Violet Chaworth Musters (1866-1948) [buried at Morston 18th/ December 1948, grave #10S&E]. His parents lived at Field Dalling ca. 1917-1926. He died on 31st/ December 1941, at Brigg, Lincs, when serving in the above active-mentioned active service unit, and/ was buried on 3rd January 1942 by Rev. E. M. Philips, Rector of Bale, at All Saints', Morston, just south/ of the east end of the church. He is described as "of Coastguard House, Morston", where his parents then lived./ (photo)/ Dedication: Major Richard Chaworth-Musters' and 2Lt Roger Chaworth-Musters' father, George Chaworth-/ Musters, was buried at Morston in 1932. Their sister Joan (b. 1907), who married "as of Coastguard/ House, Morston" (1st) the Rev. H. Harrison and (2nd) Ben Parry, died ca. 1950. In 2002 when the dining/ room flooring was replaced at Coastguard House, a "time capsule" with a Chaworth-Musters Family/ Tree was found under the old floorboards. This must have been left by Mabel Chaworth-Musters, who/ lived at Coastguard House after her husband's death in 1941, until she died in 1948.
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