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BOOTH, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1318, 7208, N388160, N391798, NX96768
Enlisted:	9 October 1914, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 31 October 1893
Home Town:	Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1957, aged 63 years
Cemetery:	Forbes Cemetery, NSW New Church of England Portion, Sec. 72, Lot 5
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World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound right hand (index finger shattered) and left thigh
20 Jun 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1318, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit
22 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7208, Sydney
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7208, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
12 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7208, 2nd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

5 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N388160
16 Jan 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N388160, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW)
2 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N391798
17 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX96768, General Details Depot
4 Jul 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX96768, General Details Depot
20 Aug 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N391798, 22nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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