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Son of William and Matilda Worthington, of Toronto Ontario; husband of Alice B. Worthington, of Toronto.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
Rifleman Worthington enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 when the Regiment was mobilized for overseas service. He served with the Regiment in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. Rifleman Worthington was in Baker Company and was one of their many fatalities when they landed at Bernières-sur-mer (Juno Beach) in the first wave on D-Day.
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Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
This newspaper article on Rifleman Worthington stated that he had been wounded and survived D-Day. In fact, the initial report was in error and he died of his wounds on June 6, 1944. This article was obtained by Mrs. Josie McQuade from a Toronto paper in 1944 and preserved by her till the present.
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Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Worthington
From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Rifleman Worthington enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 when the Regiment was mobilized for overseas service. He served with the Regiment in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. Rifleman Worthington was in Baker Company and was one of their many fatalities when they landed at Bernières-sur-mer (Juno Beach) in the first wave on D-Day.
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This newspaper article on Rifleman Worthington stated that he had been wounded and survived D-Day. In fact, the initial report was in error and he died of his wounds on June 6, 1944. This article was obtained by Mrs. Josie McQuade from a Toronto paper in 1944 and preserved by her till the present.
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A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 483 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is about 1 kilometre east of the village of Reviers, on the Creully-Tailleville-Ouistreham road (D.35). Reviers is a village and commune in the Department of the Calvados. It is located 15 kilometres north-west of Caen and 18 kilometres east of Bayeux and 3.5 kilometres south of Courseulles, a village on the sea coast. The village of Beny-sur-Mer is some 2 kilometres south-east of the cemetery. The bus service between Caen and Arromanches (via Reviers and Ver-sur-Mer) passes the cemetery.
It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign. Canadians who died during the final stages of the fighting in Normandy are buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.
There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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