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Captain Alexander Frederick Worster
Birth: 1894, Hornsey, England
Death: 23 November 1917, Somme, France Tree
Rank: Captain, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Service number: Formerly Private 1830 and 240181, East Kent Yeomanry and Captain in the Corps of Hussars
Awards: Military Cross and a Bar
Buried: Rocquigny-Equancourt British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Grave reference: II. E. 5
 
Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Worster of the 'Dublin Man of War,' River, Dover, Kent.
Alexander is also commemorated on River, Dover, Kent civic war memorial which is located in the churchyard of St. Peter & St. Paul, also commemorated on an impressive stained glass window at the Grammar School for Boys, Dover, Kent, it being the tribute to the former pupils of the school who lost their lives during the years of the Great War. Alexander was the first Doverian to be awarded both the Military Cross and a Bar whilst serving as a Second Lieutenant in The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 SEPTEMBER, 1917. 9561
T./2nd Lit. Alexander Frederick Worster, M.C., E. Kent R.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when commanding his company against a hostile raid. He collected every available man with the greatest coolness under intense barrage, and posted them at points of advantage, moving up and down the line encouraging his men with a complete disregard of danger. His great courage and personal example caused the raid to be repulsed with great loss to the enemy. Later, though heavily sniped, he brought in a wounded enemy from "No Man's Land," thereby obtaining important identification.
(M.C. gazetted 18th June, 1917,).
At the time of 1901 census for Dover and district, the Worster family was residing at 72 Biggin Street, Dover, Kent. At Dover, Kent on 21 April 1918, Brigadier General Sir W.B. Hickey, K.C.B, presented the Military Cross and Bar which had been awarded to his late son to Mr Alexander Worster.
Sources:
Kent Fallen, The Dover War Memorial Project, The Gazette, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, World War One Cemeteries
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