Regimental number | 3223 |
Place of birth | Merton, Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England |
School | Adelaide Street Board School, Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 31 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Sailors Home, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, H Booth, 21 Paragon Street, Hull, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Naval Reserve, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 30 November 1914. Taken on strength, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4 April 1915. Transferred to improvised Heavy Battery, at Gallipoli, 15 July 1915. Rejoined 2nd FAB, 9 February 1916, and posted to 102nd Howitzer Battery, 6 March 1916. |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row D, Grave No. 1), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Rose BOOTH; Wife: Alice Maud BOOTH, 79 Spring Street, Spring Bank, Hull, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |