William Thomas BOOTH

BOOTH, William Thomas

    Service Number: 341
    Enlisted: 6 April 1915, Enlisted at Sydney
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Forbes, New South Wales, 1890
    Home Town: Corrimal, Wollongong, New South Wales
    Schooling: Corrimal Public School, New South Wales
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    Died: Died of wounds - chest, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 November 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 11, Row D, Grave 38 Rev. K.C. Single officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 341, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 341, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 341, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
    14 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion, IN the field
    14 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 341, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to the chest
    16 Nov 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 341, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 341 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-16

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Alfred Steve and Martha Ann Booth of James Street, Corrimal, NSW. Brother of James Edward Booth who was killed in action on 25 April 1915 while serving with the 1st Battalion and has no known grave

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in Corrimal St George Rifles and Wollong Artillery, Citizen Military Forces

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