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Frederick William Worthington

In memory of:

Rifleman Frederick William Worthington

June 6, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/63938

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

July 6, 1908
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 18, 1940
Toronto, Ontario

Son of William and Matilda Worthington, of Toronto Ontario; husband of Alice B. Worthington, of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 483 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

I. H. 6.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of 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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    Photo of Frederick William Worthington
    Photo of 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.
  • Newspaper article– 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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    Newspaper article
    Newspaper article – 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.
  • Grave Marker– 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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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – 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)
  • Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery– 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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    Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
    Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery – 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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