NOSWORTHY, Claude
| Service Number: | 637 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goulburn, NSW, 5 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Drowning and broken neck while attempting rescue of others in surf, Maroochydore, Qld., 8 October 1922, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 637, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 637, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nicholas Egan
The Brisbane Courier Mon 9th October 1922
SURF FATALITY - WOULD-BE RESCUER DROWNED. TRAGIC OCCURRENCE AT MAROOCHYDORE. NAMBOUR, October 7.
Claude Benjamin Nosworthy, an employee at a mill in Nambour, was drowned in the surf at Maroochydore this morning. The deceased was bathing, when he noticed two ladies and a gentleman in difficulties some distance away. He at once proceeded to their assistance, but was caught by the tide, which was running very strongly, and was carried out to sea. His body was recovered about 10 minutes later by Mr Peter Hales, but attempts to restore animation proved unsuccessful. The deceased, who was 31 years of age, was an original Anzac. His family resides in Brisbane. The body was brought into Nambour.
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