BOOTH Fred 2/Lt

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Surname: BOOTH;

Forename(s): Fred;

Initials: F;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Enlistment Date: 07-Apr-1908;

Previous Number: 2242;

Previous Battalion: 4 of;

Previous Regiment: W Riding Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 56 Bn;

Date abroad: 15-Apr-1915;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: DOW;

Where: France;

When killed: 24-Apr-1918;

Other Data: 1914-15 Star roll: transf to MGC No 24690 and to Commsn 27/11/1917
The captain of his company, in a message to his
parents says: “ He was a splendid fellow and
with his past experience out here was proving himself a most capable cfficer, and deservedly
popular with his section.
His Colonel in a message of deep sympathy said "he was just the sort of officer we wanted, and we
were lucky to get him.”;

Other Notes: BOOTH, Second Lieutenant, FRED, 56th Bn. Machine Gun Corps. 24th April 1918. Age 23. Son of Tom and Hannah Booth, of 4, Milton St., Halifax, Yorks. V. B. 21. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension - Pas De Calais, France.;

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