[1] Worthington fought with distinction as a captain in the Manchester Regiment, and was severely wounded on 1 July 1916 during the offensive on the Somme, but he survived overnight in a shell hole and was rescued the following day.
In 1943, he was appointed by the Imperial War Graves Commission (now, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission) as principal architect for Egypt[2][3] and north Africa, work that involved the selection of sites and the design and supervision of the various cemeteries and memorials to the fallen and missing; among them the Malta Memorial one at Floriana, Malta, to missing airmen.
[4] His major post-war rebuilding commission was the Inns of Court, London, including initial designs for the Inner Temple Hall and Library, reconstruction of Mitre Court and some restoration in King's Bench Walk, but Worthington's failure to manage the project to the satisfaction of the Benchers led to his dismissal, in the wake of substantial delays and financial mismanagement.
The construction and final design of the Inner Temple Hall and Library was, therefore, completed by his assistant T. W. Sutcliffe and by Sir Edward Maufe who was brought in to replace Worthington.
[1] Worthington served as vice-president of the RIBA from 1943–5 and was a member of the Royal Fine Arts Commission from 1945–1950.