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Military service
Age:
30
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
73rd Bn.
Death:
March 29, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. J. 50.
Additional information
Son of James C. and Mary Norsworthy, of Ingersoll, Ontario.
Brother of Major Edward Cuthbert Norsworthy, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).
Cousin of Gunner Robert Godfrey Hunter and Bombardier Harold Gilray Hunter, both died while serving with the Canadian Field Artillery.
Commemorated on the Norsworthy Monument.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
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Memorial Plaque
Close up of the plaque on the Norsworthy cenotaph in the Rural Cemetery in Ingersoll, Ontario. -
Grave Marker
Marker photo, July 2016 Courtesy Craig Robertson Lauder, Scotland -
Memorabilia
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of Alfred James Norsworthy
Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" . Page 7. OFFICERS OF 'B' COMPANY -
Attestation Papers (Front)
OFFICERS' DECLARATION PAPER (Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War. -
Attestation Papers
Attestation paper for Lieut. Norsworthy. His brother, Major Edward Norsworthy was killed, and his brother Major Stanley Norsworthy who served in the 42nd Battalion survived the war. All three served in the Royal Highlanders of Canada. Their youngest brother, John, enlisted in the No. 6 McGill OS Battalion, Artillery Seige in May 1916. -
Cemetery
Photo of Barlin Cemetery (CWGC). Lieut. Alfred Norswsorthy was killed while serving in the 73th Battalion of the Royal Highlanders of Canada. His brother, Major Edward Norsworthy was killed April 22, 1915 while serving in the 13th Battalion, also of the Royal Highlanders of Canada. Their brother, John Weldon, enlisted in the No. 6 (McGill) OS Battery Siege Artillery in May 1916. -
Group Photo
Norsworthy brothers all fought in the Royal Highlanders of Canada, but in different battalions. Left to right, they are: Edward, Weldon, Alfred, Stanley Lieut. Alfred Norsworthy had lost his eldest brother, Major Edward Norsworthy, on 22.04.15. Photo is courtesy of the Norsworthy family and used with permission of Anne Brooks of www.annebrooks.ca -
Grave Marker
Photo from the Norsworthy family collection and used with permission of Anne Brooks of www.annebrooks.ca -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 302 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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