GEORGE NOSWORTHY
1897 – 1915
George was born in Widecombe in 1897 to James Nosworthy and Elizabeth Tucker. He had two brothers Richard and Ambrose and three sisters Annie, Martha, and Louie.
George attended Widecombe School between 1901 and 1911. When George left school, he worked as a labourer on local farms.
In May 1914 George enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry. Following initial training at Deal he was posted to the Plymouth Battalion RMLI. George saw service with the RMLI in 1914 in the relief of Antwerp and Ostend during the very early stages of the Great War.
The Plymouth Battalion RMLI took part in the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign. Private Nosworthy was part of the force that was landed on the peninsular in April 1915.
In July 1915 George Nosworthy was “Killed in Action” during an attack on Turkish forces.
George Nosworthy was the youngest, and the first man from Widecombe Parish to lose his life during the conflict.
George was buried at sea off the shore of Gallipoli. He is commemorated on the Helles memorial at Gallipoli and on the War Memorial Remembrance plaque in Widecombe Church.
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