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Richard Worsley (other)
General Sir Richard Edward Worsley, (29 May 1923 – 23 February 2013) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and later commanded 1st (British) Corps. Early life Worsley was born on 29 May 1923 at Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland, the son of Herbert Henry Knight Worsley, JP (1885–1947) of Lough House, Grey Abbey, County Down, by Rose Austen (died 30 April 1958), only daughter of John Alfred Hives of Upper Plain, Masterton, New Zealand, farmer, and widow of Major Meyrick Myler Magrath, DSO, Royal Field Artillery, of Dorking House, Cosham, Hampshire. He was educated at Radley College. His uncles were the first-class cricket batsmen A. E. Worsley and C. E. A. Worsley, who both played for Northamptonshire. Military career During the Second World War Worsley was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in 1942. He served in the Middle East and Italy. After the war he then serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballywalter
Ballywalter ( and ''Walter'') is a village or townland (of ) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert. Ballywalter was formerly known as Whitkirk as far back as the 12th century. It had a population of 2,027 people in the 2011 census. Etymology The name of the village is derived from the Irish ''Baile Bhaltair'' meaning ''Walter's townland''. This may have been a gaelicisation of ''Walter(s)ton''. The name Walter was common among the Anglo-Normans who began to arrive in Ireland in the late 1100s. The taxation of Pope Nicholas IV known as Taxatio Ecclesiastica and compiled in 1291–1292 refers to ''Rector ville Walteri de Logan'', i.e. ‘the rector of Walter-de-Logan’s town’. Places of interest On the northern edge of Ballywalter is the townland of Whitechurch (which has been translated as Whitkirk in Ulster Scots). Within this townland is the Whitechurch graveya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
