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Alfred James Norsworthy

In memory of:

Lieutenant Alfred James Norsworthy

March 29, 1917

Military Service

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

73rd Bn.

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.

Commemorated on Page 302 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. J. 50.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. 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

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    Photo of Alfred James Norsworthy
    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
  • 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

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    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
  • Attestation Papers (Front)– OFFICERS' DECLARATION PAPER (Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.

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    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.

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    Attestation Papers
    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.
  • Memorabilia– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorabilia – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– Close up of the plaque on the Norsworthy cenotaph in the Rural Cemetery in Ingersoll, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Close up of the plaque on the Norsworthy cenotaph in the Rural Cemetery in Ingersoll, Ontario.
  • 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.

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    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.
  • Grave Marker– Photo from the Norsworthy family collection and used with permission of Anne Brooks of www.annebrooks.ca

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    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

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    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
  • Grave Marker– Marker photo, July 2016 Courtesy Craig Robertson Lauder, Scotland

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Marker photo, July 2016 Courtesy Craig Robertson Lauder, Scotland

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