BOOTH, Lionel John
| Service Number: | 6960 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flixton, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Baptised 11th March, 1891), date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds – gunshot wounds to Back & Tetanus, Middlesex Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea, England , 2 November 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Flixton (St. Michael) Churchyard, Lancashire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6960, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6960, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Lionel John Booth was born at Flixton, Manchester, Lancashire, England to parents Henry & Nancy Booth (nee Swift). He was baptised at St. Michael’s Church, Flixton, Lancashire on 11th March, 1891.
According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour by Nancy Booth (mother) – Lionel John Booth came to Australia when he was 20 years old.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 24th October, 1916 aged 24 years & 10 months, single and a Labourer when he enlisted at Albury, NSW.
Private Lionel John Booth, Service number 6960, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9th November, 1916. He was appointed Acting Lance Corporal while at sea on 1st December, 1916 & disembarked at Devonport, England on 9th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 10th April, 1917 Private Booth proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone from 1st Training Battalion.
He was marched in to 1st A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples on 11th April, 1917. He was marched out to join his Unit on 30th April, 1917 & was taken on strength with 3rd Battalion in France on 2nd May, 1917.
Private Lionel John Booth was wounded in action on 4th October, 1917. He was taken to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance & then transferred to 17th Casualty Clearing Station on 5th October, 1917. Private Booth was admitted to 26th General Hospital at Etaples on 6th October, 1917 with gunshot wounds to his back. He embarked for England on 11th October, 1917 on Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen.
On 11th October, 1917 Private Booth was admitted to Middlesex War Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea, England with gunshot wounds to back.
Private Lionel John Booth died at 1.30 pm on 2nd November, 1917 at Middlesex Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea, England from wounds received in action in France – gunshot wounds to back & Tetanus. According to information supplied for the Roll of Honour Nancy Booth, mother of Lionel John Booth, - she stated her son was “mortally wounded at Broodseinde.”
He was buried in St. Michael’s Churchyard, Flixton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England – Plot number L. 102 & shares a private family headstone. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/flixton.html
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