OSMUND BARTLE
WORDSWORTH, Second Cabin Passenger
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Osmund Wordsworth, 27, was born 17 May 1887 in Glaston, Rutland,
England to Reverend Christopher Wordsworth. Osmund was educated
at Langton Matravers, Dorset, and Winchester College. He enrolled
in Trinity College at the University of Cambridge in 1906 and received
his B.A. in 1909. He entered the masters' program in 1911 and
received in M.A. in 1913. He was also a lecturer at Selwyn
College at Cambridge from 1911 to 1914. Afterwards, he moved to
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and served as staff at Trinity College there,
C.O.T.C.
In May of 1915, Wordsworth was returning to England on the Lusitania to enlist in the British
Army. During the last minutes of the sinking, he gave his
lifebelt to someone else. Even without his lifebelt, Wordsworth
managed to escape the wreck and survive.
In June of 1915, Wordsworth received his commission in the 9th Oxford
and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Before going to France he was
transferred to the 21st Machine Gun Company and reached the Arras front
in September of 1916. Wordsworth was killed in action at
Arras. After bringing tino position his guns fro assisting the
attack on Hénin-sur-Cojeul, Wordsworth saw that the men at one
of the other guns were having trouble getting theirs into
position. Refusing to allow any of those whom he had placed in
shelter to carry his instructions, he went to help the men himself, and
was soon seen to fall, shot through the heart. Wordsworth was
buried near Hénin-sur-Cojeul.
Contributors:
Marika Pirie
References:
University of Toronto - Roll of Service, 1921, p. 153-4.
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