Booth Frank Sergt 25030

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Surname: Booth;

Forename(s): Frank;

Initials: F;

Number: 25030;

Rank: Sergt;

Born in: St John's Coventry;

Enlisted in: Birmingham;

Previous Number: 10337;

Previous Battalion: 2 of;

Previous Regiment: Ox & Bucks LI;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 5 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 2 Bn;

Date abroad: 01-May-1915;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 10-Sep-1918;

Awarded: DCM;

Gallantry Notes: "For conspicuous gallantry in action, when he mounted his machine gun in the open & stopped an enemy counter-attack. After all the other members of the gun team had become casualties, Pte. Booth continued to snipe the enemy, causing them heavy losses. His coolness & bravery under heavy fire was most marked";

Other Data: 1914-15 Star roll;

Other Notes: BOOTH, Company Quartermaster Serjeant, F, DCM, 25030. 2nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Killed in action 10th September 1918. Age 27. Son of John Walter and Blanche Booth, of 103, King's Rd., King's Heath, Birmingham. I. J. 22. Vaulx Hill Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France.
(NB: DCM LG 14/11/1916 Ox & Bucks LI attached 5 Coy MGC);

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