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Record #23529
Name :
: Walter NOSWORTHY (1891 - 1915)
  aka : Private Nosworthy


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Apr 1891

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 16 Sep 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Jul 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Numidian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Walter Nosworthy.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: NOSEWORTHY
Given Name: Walker (Transcription error, should read 'Walter')
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Numidian
Year of Arrival: 1901
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1901-07-18
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1901-07-20
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: Large party of Dr. Barnardo's children, 239 to Toronto, 68 to Winnipeg, 20 to Russell, Manitoba and 3 to Peterborough, Ontario.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-480
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 22 Aug 1915 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Walter Nosworthy was born 9 Apr 1891 in London, England. His Next of Kin was Mrs. E. Nosworthy of Islington, London, England. 5' 5 1/2" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had a scar on his left foot and a scar on the inside of his left hand. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in an attack south west of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. There was no record of burial and his body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. H. Brooks o 7 William Street, St. Peteres Street, Islington, London, England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56681945 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-15 12:48:06 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-15 12:48:50 /

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11797 NORTH, Albert1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19139 NORTH, Edith1888ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4011 NORTH, Elsa1938ENG,     1947 : Asturias AUS Unknown  
9734 NORTH, Francis1885ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24796 NORTH, John Oliver1914ENG, LAN, Warrington Jun 1928 : Ascania CAN  Rainbow Quartz  
5923 NORTH, Sarah E1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5528 NORTHAGE, Horace1902ENG,    , Basford Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5333 NORTHEY, Thomas1914WAL,    , Swansea Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
17930 NORTHOVER, Ernest1896ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16611 NORTHWOOD, David James H.1867ENG, MDX, Hendon May 1882 : Mississippi CAN National Childrens Home  
11401 NORTON, Alice1875ENG,     Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos amme524  
8866 NORTON, Beatrice 1896ENG,     May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8409 NORTON, Catherine1908ENG,     Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
5661 NORTON, Edith R.1902ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18483 NORTON, Frederick S1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21067 NORTON, Lilian Rose1921ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1931 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12710 NORVAL, Edward E1907ENG, LND, Kensington May 1924 : Doric CAN Waifs & Strays  
23529 NOSWORTHY, Walter1891ENG, LDN, London Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8090 NOTMAN, James 1913SCT,    , Midlothian Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
7949 NOTMAN, Peter1915SCT,    , Juniper Green Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
21985 NOTMAN, Thomas ENG,     Apr 1925 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
17931 NOTT, Arthur1883ENG,     May 1889 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22160 NOWELL, Frederick1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
26731 NOWELL, Frederick1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21092 NOWELL, R.1887ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19290 NOXAULD, Alex Henry1868 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
22954 NOYCE, Bernard1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18337 NOYCE, Richard ENG,     Sep 1926 : Montroyal CAN Salvation Army  
23528 NOYES, Michael Lawrence1895ENG, LDN, London Sep 1909 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
19340 NUDLE, Leonard1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5529 NUGENT, Horace1900ENG,    , Staines Feb 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Louisa Birt  
27375 NUGENT, Leslie Clifford1909ENG, SRY, Kingston Oct 1921 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
10776 NUM, Margaret1866ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
8212 NUNN, Alvin1912ENG,    , Mutford Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
16445 NUNN, Edward James1910ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3425 NUNN, Harry1897ENG, ESS, Southend on Sea 1907 : - Unknown - CAN   
23525 NUNN, Harry1896ENG, NBL, Gosport Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3424 NUNN, Herbert John1892ENG, ESS, Southend on Sea Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23527 NUNN, Joseph1897ENG, LDN, London May 1910 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9462 NUNN, William1898ENG, NBL, Barkworth Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14657 NUNNEY, Alfred 1894ENG,     Oct 1905 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
14664 NUNNEY, George Frederick1891ENG, SSX, Hastings - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
14656 NUNNEY, Stephen Sargeant Claude1892ENG,     Oct 1905 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5161 NUTLEY, John1912ENG,    , Hebburn on Tyne Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8213 NUTLEY, Richard A1913ENG, LDN, London Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
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