BOOTH, William Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 3325, 3325A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Nottinghamshire, England, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave XX. E. 2. , Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3325, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3325, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3325A, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3325A awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-05 |
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1st Australian Pioneers.
Births Mar 1898 Booth William Ernest Nottingham 7b
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He was 19 and the son of Reuben and Harriet Booth and the brother of Ada, Nellie, Jarvis, Ruth and Mabel Booth. In 1891 the family lived at 67 Walker Street, Sneinton, Nottingham, and in 1911 at 12 Notintone Place, Sneinton Nottingham. Notintone Place is the home of the William Booth Birthplace Museum because he was born there in 1829-he was the founder of The Salvation Army. Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a village and suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham city centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south.
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour 5/11/1917:
'Booth. Died of wounds October 5th Private W E Booth AIF the beloved brother of Ruth and W C Beedham. A noble life sacrificed'