Henry Wickham Worlock

Memorial: Wapley - St Peter's Church

Regiment: Canadian Infantry

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 14498

Parents: George Fitz and Sarah Ann Worlock

Marital status: Married

Home address: Codrington Court, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Professional Soldier

Date of birth: 1875

Place of birth: Wapley

Date of death: 21/05/1915

Buried/Commemorated at: Vimy Memorial, France

Age: 40

Further information:

Henry Wickham Worlock was born in 1875, one of the nine children born to parents George and Sarah Ann Worlock of Codrington Court. Henry was married to Ada Charlotte of 1 Ellenborough Cresent, Weston Super Mare, Somerset

Henry was a professional soldier, serving with the Canadian Infantry, Manitoba Regiment. He had served in the South African Campaign

Henry Wickham Worlock died on the 21st May 1915 he was 40 years old

Henry Wickham Worlock is rememberd on the Vimy Memorial in France, at St Peter's Church in Wapley and on the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, which is now in Yate and District Heritage Centre, under Wapley and Codrington

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Yate and District Heritage Centre, Forces War Records and CWGC