BOOTH, Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 199, 901 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Muttaburra, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wesleyan Day School, (?) Claverley, Shropshire, England |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 June 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row A, Grave 11, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
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| 3 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 199, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 199 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1915-06-03 | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 901, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 901, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Other service number 199
Rank - Sapper
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
Ernest Booth was born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England in 1891. The family settled in Falmouth, Cornwall in England for some time before emigrating to Australia. Ernest came to Australia at the age of 17. He worked as a telegraph operator in Central Queensland before enlisting at Muttaburra near Longreach. His skills in morse code and telegraphy enabled him to be co-opted into the Australian Engineers as a signaller. The Townsville Daily Bulletin dated 16 Aug 1915 reported that Mr W. Booth of Longreach had a son, being Ernest, who was killed on the evening of 3 June 1915 assisting to repair a telephone line at Gaba Tepe (Gallipoli). A shell burst over the signallers and Ernest's death was instantaneous. Lieutenant Grant, who was officer in charge of the Australian Signalling Company, wrote to Ernest's parents that the loss of Sapper Booth was severely felt as he was always eager to do his share and keen to learn. He was sadly missed by his mother, father and brothers --(May he rest in peace).
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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