Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:
Leading Seaman Albert James Edward Worsley was born in 1881 in Battersea, the 3rd of the five sons of John Worsley and Mary Ann Worsley nèe Seal. His father was a Bricklayer. The 1881 census taken on 3 April 1881 shows him as a one month old baby living with his family at 106 New Road, Battersea. He and his four siblings were all baptised on 16 August 1885 in the parish church at Lingfield Surrey. The 1891 census shows that the family had moved to 131 New Road, Battersea.
On 23 February 1900 he joined the Royal Navy for a twelve year term of engagement, service number 194478, and he declared his date of birth incorrectly as 23 February 1882. During this time he served on numerous ships and the 1901 census shows him as an Ordinary Seaman on HMS Alexandra, a 2nd class battleship, and the 1911 census shows him as a Leading Seaman on HMS Albemarle, a Duncan class battleship, that was was stationed in Weymouth Bay, off Lulworth, Dorset, on the night of the census. On 23 February 1912, at the end of his twelve year engagement, he was transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve, service number RFR.PO/B.5023.
British Postal Service Appointment Books show that he was appointed as Postman in Paddington in April 1912 and this is confirmed in The London Gazette of 2 July 1912. On 19 December 1912 he married Alice Louisa Copeland at St Paul's Church, Paddington. He was shown as a Postman living at 28 Westbourne Terrace North, Paddington whilst the bride was shown to have been living at 48 Torquay Street, Paddington. In January 1913 he was transferred as a Postman to London's Western District Office. Their son, Albert James Worsley, was born on 20 July 1913 and when he was baptised at St Paul's Church, Paddington on 10 August 1913, the family were living at 51 Westbourne Park Crescent, Paddington.
He was called back to Royal Navy service on 3 August 1914, again serving on several ships, the last being HMS Trawler Fort George. He was a gunner on this Q ship, a heavily armoured merchant ship with concealed weaponry, and on 14 June 1917 they were engaged by an enemy submarine and he was wounded. He died from these wounds, two days later, aged 36 years, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Granton, Scotland. He was buried in Grave P.781 at Willesden New Cemetery, Cobbold Road, Willesden. Administration of his estate was not granted to his widow until 26 October 1923 and this shows their address at the time of his death as 9 Leghorn Road, Harlesden. His estate totalled £150-0s-0d.
