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Surname: WORMWELL
Forename(s): Samuel
Place of Birth: Earby, Yorkshire
Service No: 729
Rank: Company Sergeant-Major
Regiment / Corps / Service: Australian Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 27th Battalion
Division: 2nd Australian Division
Age: 40
Date of Death: 1916-11-05
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KELBROOK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Samuel Wormwell was the son of James and Hannah Wormwell, née Benson. James was born at Kelbrook and Hannah at Harden near Kelbrook, Yorkshire. Samuel was the uncle of Private James Wormwell (240446) (q.v.).
1881 Earby, Yorkshire Census: Mill Bridge - Samuel Wormwell, aged 5 years, born Earby, son of James and Hannah Wormwell.
1891 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Paris Farm - Samuel Wormwell, aged 15 years, born Earby, Yorkshire, son of James and Annah [sic] Wormwell.
Samuel was married to Ada Aldersley in 1903. Ada was the cousin of Private Ernest Aldersley (154978] (q.v.).
1911 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Colne Road, Sough Bridge - Samuel Wormwell, aged 35 years, born Earby, Yorkshire, husband of Ada Wormwell.
The image of the cap badge also shows the colour patch of the battalion.
Australian service records: www.naa.gov.au › The collection › Popular research topics › Defence › Service records
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WORMWELL, Sergeant Major Samuel, aged 41, Australian Expeditionary Force, husband of Mrs. Wormwell of Kelbrook, killed in action Nov. 5, 1916.
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Company Sergeant-Major Samuel WORMWELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Australian Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 2nd Australian Division
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Samuel Wormwell (front centre) - on holiday in Blackpool
Courtesy of the late Edgar Wormwell
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15 December 1916
WORMWELL – Killed in action November 5th, 1916, Sergeant-Major Samuel Wormwell, Australian Force, formerly of Kelbrook, in his 41st year.
15 December 1916
KELBROOK CONTRACTOR KILLED IN ACTION
News came to hand on Friday last, December 8th, of the death of Sergt. Major Samuel Wormwell, husband of Mrs. A. Wormwell, 3, John Street, Earby, and son of the late Mr. James Wormwell, of Kelbrook, officially reported killed in action on November 5th. Sergt. Major Wormwell, formerly of Kelbrook, was a builder and contractor prior to going to Australia a few years ago. He leaves a widow and two children.
Deceased was one of four brothers, all engaged in the same line of business, who emigrated to Australia about five years ago. Two of these, Samuel and Jesse, joined the Army soon after the outbreak of War, and came out with the Australian contingent last year. The younger (Jesse) was wounded shortly after landing in Gallipoli, and since his recovery has been stationed at Weymouth. Samuel came through unscathed and was subsequently drafted to the Western Front. He went out as a volunteer in the South African campaign, rising to the rank of corporal, a fact which no doubt accounted for his rapid promotion in the present war. Another brother (Fred) is still in France. Sergt. Major Wormwell leaves a wife and two children.
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15 December 1916
KELBROOK AUSTRALIAN’S DEATH
An official intimation reached Earby last weekend of the death of Sergeant Major Samuel Wormwell, of the Australian Expeditionary Force, who was killed in action on November 5th. Deceased, who was 41 years of age, was well known in the district, where for some years he carried on business as a builder and contractor. He was one of four brothers, all engaged in the same line of business, who emigrated to Australia about five years ago. Two of these, Samuel and Jesse, joined the Army soon after the outbreak of war, and came over with the Australian Contingent last year. The younger (Jesse) was wounded shortly after landing in Gallipoli, and since his recovery has been stationed at Weymouth. Samuel came through unscathed and was subsequently drafted to the Western Front. He went out as a volunteer in the South African campaign, rising to the rank of corporal, a fact which no doubt accounts for his rapid promotion in the present war. Another brother (Fred) is still in France. Sergt. Major Wormwell leaves a wife and two children.
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