Alphonse ARTHUR-WORSOP 8/3469 MM and others
8/3469 Sergeant
Alphonse Campbell ARTHUR-WORSOP
Military Medal
Otago Regiment
Died 12 March 1926
Aged 37
To the dear memory
Of
Alphonse Campbell
Beloved husband of
Gwendoline D ARTHUR-WORSOP
Greater love has no
man than this, that a
Man lay down his life for his friends.
Also Frank WOOD
Died 22ND July 1952
Aged 84 years
And his loved wife
Ansina Wilhemina
Died 21 July 1953
Aged 87 years
Other headstone illegible.
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Alphonse [military headstone]
Born: 4 February 1889 at Crofton, New Zealand
Died of Nephritis and Aortic regurgitation
Block A Row 25 Plot 048
Enlisted: 19 Oct 1915
Occupation before enlist: Blacksmith
Last employer: Wanganui Harbour Board
Father: “don’t know”, England
Mother: Ayrshire, Scotland
The recruit expresses a preference to enlist for: “Home Service”
Distinctive marks: Scar between shoulders [a.s.?] G.S.W. [gunshot wound]
Citation: Action: Switch Line, Southeast of High Wood, 15th September, and Grid Support Trench, north east of Flers, 1st October 1916. This non-commissioned-officer was present throughout both the above actions and showed conspicuous gallantry in siting positions for his Lewis guns, moving about in the open regardless of his own personal safety and reorganising his teams who had suffered severely. He also organised the carrying of ammunition up to the left flank which was exposed to heavy enemy machine gun fire. Again on 1st October he showed great gallantry until wounded.
1 Oct 1916: Wounded in the field; gunshot wound to the back. This was the action he got awarded the MM for.
4 Feb 1917 admitted to hospital, Codford with slight mumps
28 April 1917 Odema of legs
Discharged 22 October 1917 being no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service.[1]
His military records are available to read online:
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/StreamgateProxy/fileStream?i...
His Cenotaph database record:
muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/33871.detail?O...
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Ansina
Religion: Congregational
SOURCES:
[1]
Military records
Alphonse ARTHUR-WORSOP 8/3469 MM and others
8/3469 Sergeant
Alphonse Campbell ARTHUR-WORSOP
Military Medal
Otago Regiment
Died 12 March 1926
Aged 37
To the dear memory
Of
Alphonse Campbell
Beloved husband of
Gwendoline D ARTHUR-WORSOP
Greater love has no
man than this, that a
Man lay down his life for his friends.
Also Frank WOOD
Died 22ND July 1952
Aged 84 years
And his loved wife
Ansina Wilhemina
Died 21 July 1953
Aged 87 years
Other headstone illegible.
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Alphonse [military headstone]
Born: 4 February 1889 at Crofton, New Zealand
Died of Nephritis and Aortic regurgitation
Block A Row 25 Plot 048
Enlisted: 19 Oct 1915
Occupation before enlist: Blacksmith
Last employer: Wanganui Harbour Board
Father: “don’t know”, England
Mother: Ayrshire, Scotland
The recruit expresses a preference to enlist for: “Home Service”
Distinctive marks: Scar between shoulders [a.s.?] G.S.W. [gunshot wound]
Citation: Action: Switch Line, Southeast of High Wood, 15th September, and Grid Support Trench, north east of Flers, 1st October 1916. This non-commissioned-officer was present throughout both the above actions and showed conspicuous gallantry in siting positions for his Lewis guns, moving about in the open regardless of his own personal safety and reorganising his teams who had suffered severely. He also organised the carrying of ammunition up to the left flank which was exposed to heavy enemy machine gun fire. Again on 1st October he showed great gallantry until wounded.
1 Oct 1916: Wounded in the field; gunshot wound to the back. This was the action he got awarded the MM for.
4 Feb 1917 admitted to hospital, Codford with slight mumps
28 April 1917 Odema of legs
Discharged 22 October 1917 being no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service.[1]
His military records are available to read online:
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/StreamgateProxy/fileStream?i...
His Cenotaph database record:
muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/33871.detail?O...
*******************************************
Ansina
Religion: Congregational
SOURCES:
[1]
Military records