Regimental number | 1590 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Other Names | Victor Robert |
School | Dubbo Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Orange Grove, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs T Worthington, Orange Grove, Dubbo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Dubbo Mounted Rifles, 9th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kensington, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 37), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Thomas and Eliza WORTHINGTON |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 543 Pte Frank WORTHINGTON, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 22 January 1917; 102477 Thomasb Henry WORTHINGTON, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Stanley WORTHINGTON, died, 1 June 1915, Liverpool Training Camp, of cerebral meningitis and influenza; did not embark. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Killed in action, 27 July 1915. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |