WORSLEY Basil David Arthur

  • First Name(s):
    Basil 
    David 
    Arthur 
  • Surname:
    WORSLEY
  • Service Number:
    12509
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Unit:
    Y Company
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    26th February 1917
  • Age At Death:
    22
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 5A and 6C.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of James and Agnes Eliza Worsley, of Castle Place, Worcester

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WORSLEY Basil David Arthur Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Guildhall
Worcester St Peter’s in St Martin’s Church

Further Information About WORSLEY Basil David Arthur

Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

1901 Census:
5 Castle Place, Worcester
James Worsley, head, age 46, Coal Dealer, born Lancashire
Agnes E. Worsley, wife, age 36, born Malvern, Worcestershire
James M.F. Worsley, son, age 8, Bermuda
Basil D.A. Worsley, son, age 6, born Bermuda
Henry A. Worsley, son, age 2, born Worcester
Reginald A.S. Worsley, son, age 1, born Worcester

D.C.M. Citation London Gazette, 20th June 1916, Page 6158:
12509 L./Sjt. B. Worsley, 4th Bn, Worc. R. For conspicuous good work when making valuable reconnaissances in front of our line previous to an advance.

A photograph of Acting C.S.M. B. Worsley of Worcester can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 28th July 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Basil Worsley has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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