William Andrew
Bosworthick was born on the 13th of April 1862 in Portsmouth. He married
Theresa in 1884; the couple went on to have ten children; their first son
William Ernest, born in 1884, was killed in action in 1915 with the Rifle
Brigade.
Bosworthick had previously
served 19 years in the Rifle Brigade and despite being 52 years old, reenlisted
in September 1914. He landed in France on the 21st of July, 1915, serving as a
Company Sergeant. He took part in the Battle of Loos before being sent home
sick on the 18th of October, 1915. He transferred to the RFC in 1917 and was
discharged from the RAF in 1919.
He passed away in
Southampton in 1939.
Francis
Bosworthick was the third son of William and Theresa. He was born in India on
the 9th of February 1892, his father being stationed there in the Rifle
Brigade.
At the time of the
1911 census, he was already serving in the Army, stationed at No2 Depot Royal
Garrison Artillery.
He landed in
France on the 3rd of October 1914 with the 116th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison
Artillery. He was sadly killed in action on the 28th of March 1918 and was laid
to rest in Anzin St Aubin British Cemetery.
