F. F. Worthington
Canadian general (1889-1967)
Major-General Frederic Franklin Worthington, (17 September 1889 – 8 December 1967), nicknamed "Worthy" and "Fighting Frank", was a senior Canadian Army officer. He is considered the father of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
Early life and career
Worthington was born in Peterhead, Scotland. His military career began, somewhat unofficially, as a mercenary. He served in the Nicaraguan Army in the war against San Salvador and Honduras, but when the Nicaraguan Republican government fell, the army dissolved and Worthington left the country to avoid capture. He later found work sailing on cargo steamers.
The life of a mercenary was appealing to Worthington, and he soon found himself gunrunning to Cuba, for which he was imprisoned in Cuba in 1908. In 1913, Worthington fought on the side of Francisco Madero in the Mexican Civil War against the Diaz government. His war service was short-lived, however, as he was wounded in a battle.
Worthington served in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps in 1917.
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