F. Worthy
Service no. 4785
Rifleman, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), “D” Coy. 1st/21st Battalion
Enlisted in Lambeth; lived in Brixton
Killed in action on 15 September 1916, aged 19
CWGC: “Son of Alfred James and Matilda Clara Worthy, of 12 Normandy Road, Brixton, London.”
Remembered at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Information from the 1911 census
Wimbledon-born Frank Worthy was a 14-year-old schoolboy in 1911. He lived at 5 Addison Place, Brixton (now part of Normandy Road) with his parents, Alfred James Worthy, 45, a sign writer for the borough council, and Matilda Clara Worthy, 37. Both were born in Lambeth. Frank had two siblings, Elsie May Worthy, 16, a domestic servant, and Mildred Worthy, 10 months, both born in Lambeth. The family occupied four rooms.