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BOOTH, Eric Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 25 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Working Man's College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 23 March 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Infantry Battalion, GSW (right leg) | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-03-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Captain Eric Robert Booth of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 29th Battalion. Capt Booth, of Ascot Vale, Vic, enlisted on 19 January 1915 as a Second Lieutenant. He was an engineer by profession when he embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius from Melbourne on 10 November 1915. He was killed in action on the 23 March 1917, in France, aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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