He was one of the first Newfoundlanders to leave the island to join the front
He was one of the first Newfoundlanders to leave the island to join the front... He survived there for 3 years with many hospital stays... William Noseworthy William Noseworthy is born 7th August 1893 at 87 King's Road - St John's - Newfoundland to Ambrose Noseworthy (1859-???) and Elizabeth Ryan (1862-???) He has 4 brothers - Philip George (1887-???) - Edward Charles (1889-1921) - John Henry (1891-1978) - Frederick (1895-1898) and 2 sisters - Elizabeth (1883-???) - Mary Ann (1885-???) Before the outbreak of war, William worked as a teamster, truckman and longshoreman. The war changed his plans for the future and William enlisted as a private 3rd September 1914 at the Church Lads Brigade Armory in St. John's - capital city of the Dominion of Newfoundland. He passed his medical examination in the same office on 29th September 1914 and was declared "fit for foreign service". Nothing stood in the way of his leaving for the...