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Rflmn. Hudson Booth
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:142 Silvio Street, Belfast
(d.1st July 1916)
Hudson Booth was one of 4 brothers, he was born in 1895 in New Jersey. The family returned to Belfast 1906. He was killed at the Somme on the 1st July 1916. His brother George was also listed as missing but he survived the Great War.
Pte. James Edward Booth
British Army 11th Btn. C Coy. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:2 Clarence Street, Miles Platting, Manchester
(d.27th Apr 1918)
James Edward Booth, my grandfather, died when my mother was five weeks old. All I have ever known about him is his name and that he got killed in the war in France. However, I recently managed to obtain a commemorative certificate by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which has a picture of Esquelbecq cemetery, where he is buried. From that I found he was Private 3866, C Coy, 11th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, he died aged 30 on 27 April 1918, and his mum and dad were Eliza and Edward Booth.
The cemetery was opened in April 1918 during the early stages of the German offensive in Flanders, when the 2nd Canadian and 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations came to Esquelbecq. It was closed in September 1918. It obviously was soon filled.
My mother is now 91 and has dementia but when I gave her a copy of the certificate I read it to her and showed her the picture of the cemetery where her Dad is buried. She was overcome with emotion, it was so moving. I am desperately trying to find out more about her dad so I can tell her.
Pte. James Booth
British Army 8th Btn. Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
from:Burnley, Lancs.
(d.26th Sep 1917)
James Booth served with the 8th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) during WW1. He was killed in action 26th September 1917 and is buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall) in Belgium.
There is a memorial to him in the Burnley Town Cemetery. The memorial stands on top of the family grave within Burnley Town Cemetery, the soldier is in full pack and standing in a relaxed pose with one foot slightly in front of the other, his rifle is in his right hand, the rifle has snapped in half over the passing years. The memorial is white in colour and very life like, although it is not known if it is actually based on James Booth himself.
The headstone has the names of his parents and the words - Also Private James Booth, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Killed in action in France 26/09/1917. Ever remembered. Although the inscription states that he was killed in France, James Booth is buried near Ypres in Belgium.
Pte. Job Booth
British Army 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
(d.20th August 1916)
Private Job Booth is buried at the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
Pte. John Hamilton Booth
Canadian Forces 7th (British Columbia) Btn
(d.9th Jun 1915)
John Hamilton Booth was the son of John and Annie Booth, of 14, Grosvenor Rd., Rathmines, Dublin. He served with the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 7th Regiment and died of wounds aged 25 in June 1915. He is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery.
Spr. John Booth
British Army. 171st Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
from:9 Bannister St, Chorley,Lancs
(d.6th Nov 1917)
The following is the memorial to him by the town of Chorley.
John Booth enlisted in the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (svc no.156). He served in France and Belgium, in October 1915 was gassed. He was then sent to Scotland, then the South of England to recuperate. By this time he had been seconded to the Royal Engineers and joined the 171st Tunneling Company. He is buried at Vlamertinghe.
He was in civilian life a coal miner at one of the many pits near Coppul in Lancashire. Six weeks after returning to the 171st, John was killed by a shell, about a mile behind the lines. He was aged 47 years. He left a widow and four children.
In passing, - one of his sons, my Grandfather Alex, also joined the Loyals, was wounded twice and finished the war in the South Wales Borderers. My French Grandfather served in the 233 Regiment d'Infantrie served on the Somme, and Verdun.
Pte. John Partington Booth
British Army 8th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Heywood, Lancashire
(d.6th Nov 1915)
Jack Booth was my grandma's favourite younger brother. He was 20 when he enlisted in May 1915 with the 8th King's Royal Rifles and died of his wounds on 6th November at Ypres, later that same year.
I'm lucky in that I have a lot of information about him. My great grandmother and the eldest daughter traveled to Ypres to see his grave and brought back postcards and other souvenirs; a brass dogcart, an anvil formed from a shell casing. Probably the one and only time they traveled from their thoroughly working class home. The women of the family had gold pendants with his photo inside, so I grew up knowing what he looked like and the fact 'a trip' had been made.
His records also survived and I have copies of the correspondence with his mother about his effects - a wristwatch (broken), purse, pipe, knife, gospel, letters and photos, and her grateful reply 'hoping if they get anything else as there is a few more things'. I also have the Btn's war diary and know that the working party he was with was shelled returning from repairing trenches and he was hit by shrapnel. I know where the Field Ambulance Station was where he died, where he was initially buried (an OS reference) and his final resting place in the Hop Store Cemetery just west of Ypres. A silk mourning token also found its way to us through a local newspaper story.
RIP John Partington Booth. Gone but not forgotten.
Spr. John Booth
British Army 171st Tunneling Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Chorley
(d.6th Nov 1917)
John Booth, born 1870, was a miner at Coppull, Lancashire and was married with four children. He enlisted initially in the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and served in France and Belgium. He was gassed, sent to Scotland to recuperate, thence to the South of England. John was seconded to the RE (171st TC) He was killed by shellfire, and is buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery in Belgium, he was 47 years old.
Pte. John Booth
British Army 26th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Darlington
(d.2nd March 1916)
Pte. John Booth
British Army B Battery, 92 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Little Budworth Cheshire
Little is known of the service history of my Great Uncle John Booth of B Battery, 92 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He returned from WW1 in a poor mental condition and turned to religion for comfort until death. I can't find any more information or war diaries and reformation of the army into sub groups and number changes makes it difficult to determine where he was during the war.
John Booth
Royal Garrison Artillery 155th Bty.
Sgt.Maj. John Thomas Booth MM.
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Mexborough, Yorkshire
Pte. Patrick Booth
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.28th Apr 1915)
Patrick Booth enlisted in Naas and died of wounds in Gallipoli.
Pte. Richard Booth
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Langley Moor
Richard Booth died of Gunshot Wounds, he is buried in Beaufort War Hospital Cemetery, Bristol
Pte. S. Booth
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
S Booth was discharged in 1915 due to illness
Pte. Sydney Crawford Booth
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Houghton-le-Spring
My father, Sydney Booth enlisted in 1914 and trained at Cochen Hall. He sailed for Egypt 1915 and the ship was fired on. Torpedoes were seen to pass missing their target.
My father was at the Battle of the Somme, July 1st 1916. He never forgot his experiences and often told me of them. Men lying wounded who could not be helped because of enemy fire. In March 1917, near Arras, he was severely wounded with a shell splinter in his side. He told me he was saved by an American doctor who decided he would operate, as my father had been left as not treatable due to the number of causalities. I still have the shell splinter wrapped in bandage also a bullet which hit his rifle.
Pte. Thomas Booth
British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Heanor, Derbyshire
(d.22nd Apr 1916)
Thomas Booth was my Gt-Grandfather, born 6th January 1879 in Heanor. He was a Coal Miner and enlisted voluntarily at the outbreak of war with other miners. On 7th of August 1915 his battalion, 9th Sherwood Foresters landed in Gallipoli and served there until December 1915. They then went to Egypt which is where Thomas died on 22nd of April 1916 and is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. He was 37 years old, married with 4 children, the eldest William, aged 14, was my Grandfather. We do not know what he died of as there is no death certificate.
L/Cpl. Tom Booth
British Army 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Rastrick
(d.8th November 1914)
Pte. William Boothby
British Army 4th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
(d.1st Feb 1917)
William Boothby was born in Dublin and enlisted in Aldershot. He was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Pte. Alexander Boothman
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow, Co Durham
(d.22nd Feb 1915)
Pte. Alexander Robertson Boothman
British Army 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.22nd Feb 1915)
Alexander Robertson Boothman Died aged 25 on 22nd February 1915 whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. (formerly 8519 Cheshire Regiment and 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers). He was the son of William and Jane Robertson Boothman of 40 Prince Consort Road Jarrow. Born 1888 St. Johns, Wolverhampton, he lived and enlisted in Jarrow. On the 1911 census Alexander Robertson Boothman age 22 is with 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers at West Ridge, Rawalpindi, India on the 1911 census. His parents William and Jane Robertson Boothman and family are at 34 Prince Consort Road, Jarrow
Alexander is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
L/Cpl. Henry Boothman
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Howth, Co. Dublin
(d.6th Sep 1916)
Gnr. Sam Boothroyd
British Army 102nd Bde. C Bty Royal Field Artillery
from:12, Andrew St., Bury, Lancs.
(d.22nd Jun 1917)
Spr. H. Bootle
British Army 250th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers.
(d.10th Aug 1917)
Rflmn. Jan Benson Booyson
South African Mounted Rifles 2nd
from:Vosburg, Cape Province.
(d.17th February 1915)
Rifleman Booyson was the Son of Mr. G. D. Booysen, of Vosburg, Cape Province.
He was 23 and is buried in the Vosburg Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Northern Cape, South Africa
CSM. James Richard Boraston
British Army 1st/8th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Handsworth, Birmingham
(d.24th Dec 1915)
Richard Boraston was killed in action on the 24th of Dec 1915, aged 26 and is buried in the Foncquevillers Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of Mr. A. G. and Mrs. S. A. Boraston, of 24 Richmond Rd., Handsworth, Birmingham.
Gnr. Harry Border
Army Royal Horse Artillery
My Granfather, Harry Border was injured during the great war. I know he was in the RHA and his regimental number, however his military records were destroyed apart from his medal records. It is unclear from these records where he served what regiments he supported and where he was trained.
Cpl. Richard Henry Border
British Army 19th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Braintree
(d.26th March 1918)
Pte. Victor Dennis Boreham MM.
British Army 5th Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Peterborough
(d.20th Sept 1918)
Victor Dennis Boreham was born in Peterborough in 1894. He was killed on 20th September 1918 and lies in Epehy Wood Cemetery in France. He was awarded the Military Medal but sadly, no copy of his Citation exists.
2nd Lt. George McPherson Borland
British Army 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Monkseaton
(d.14th Apr 1918)
George McPherson Borland served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. (att. 9th Battalion) Born Scotland, he served as a Baptist Minister in Jarrow. On the 1911 census George McPherson Borland age 28 Baptist Minister is with his wife Ada Mary (nee Maddison) at Middleton in Teesdale. He was the son of Agnes and the late James Borland, his widowed mother and family are at 5 Wylam Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
George died at the age of 35 on 14th April 1918 and is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
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