Hector Clayton WORTH

WORTH, Hector Clayton

Service Number: 6155
Enlisted: 15 August 1916, Sydney
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wellington, New Zealand, June 1897
Home Town: Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling: Woollahra Superior Public School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

15 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6155, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6155, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6155, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Hector Clayton WORTH was born in 1897 in Wellington, New Zealand

His parents were Harold Vendale WORTH and Rosena Jemima GRAHAM

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"Mrs. Rose Worth, of Rutbven-streot Waver-ley, has been officially informed that her eldest son, Private Hector Clayton Worth, has been killed in action. He was previously reported missing since May 3, 1917. Prior to enlisting he was on the clerical staff, Australian Gas-Light Company." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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