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BOOTHEY, Albert Alexander
| Service Number: | 4145 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, Grant, South Australia, 1 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Collinswood, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Gambier Public School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Collinswood, Prospect - South Australia, Australia, 30 March 1982, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4145, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4145, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, "Doubling of the AIF" 10th Battalion 'cloned' to form its 'pup' Battalion - the 50th "The Barrier Battalion" | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4145, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 20 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4145, 50th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Albert Alexander Boothey, was born on July 1st, 1894 in Collinswood, South Australia. He was the son of Mathew Jesse Boothey. Growing up in Mount Gambier, South Australia he went to Mount Gambier Public School. After this he worked as a carpenter before the war.
On the 20th Aug 1915 he enlisted as a Private in the Australian Imperial Force in Adelaide and was given the service number 4145. Boothey embarked on the ship called the HMAT borda that left Adelaide on the 1st of November 1916 and was sent on his way to the Western Front.
Boothey served in many Battalions during his time in the Australian imperial force and these includde the 10th Infantry Battalion, 50th Infantry Battalion and 4th pioneer Battalion.
One of the most important battles that Boothey served in was the Battle of Messines, which started on the 7th of June 1917 and would end in 14 Jun 1917 and was a major victory as it was the first time on the Western Front that defensive casualties actually exceeded attacking losses: 25,000 against 17,000 which had a big role in boosting moral. As he served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion he would of had a major role in creating and repairing trenches and communication lines.
For his service, Albert Alexander Boothey was awarded the British War Medal number: 9154 Date: 21-5-21,Victory Medal number:9093 Date: 4-10-22 and a Campaign medal of the British Empire These medals were awarded to recognize his contributions and sacrifices during World War One.
Boothey was put to rest at Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia , Australia. He is also as remembered as all other solders that served in world war one are remembered in spirit on remembrance day which falls on 11 of November and was first enacted on 11 of November 1997. His contributions to significant battles such as the Somme, Bullecourt, and Messines highlight the highly important role of the 4th Pioneer Battalion throughout the Great War. Boothey lives on today not only by his relatives but by his spirit and all of his sacrifices that he endured threw out the war he is also know by all of his models and records In the Australian national archives.
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