Alfred Richard BOOTS

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Service Number:	6775A
Enlisted:	31 July 1917, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Franlinford State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Photographer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1V, Row K, Grave 9, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

31 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6775A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6775A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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24 Battalion

Rank - Private

15 December 1917 Disembarked Suez,

8 January 1918 Embarked Alexandria,

13 January 1918 Disembarked Taranto, Italy,

24 January 1918 Disembarked Southampton, England, and marched into 6th Training Bn, Fovant.

11 March 1918 Allotted letter 'A' to Regimental Number owing to duplication, Fovant,

15 April 1918 Proceeded overseas to France,

17 April 1918 Marched into Base Depot, France, and proceeded to join unit.

26 April 1918 Taken on strength, 24th Bn, in the field,

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment

Son of Emily Mary Ann Haynes, Franklinford, Victoria