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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)
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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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