Ernest Robert BOOTH

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Service Number:	2789
Enlisted:	14 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rosewater, South Australia, 11 March 1897
Home Town:	Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove

14 Jun 1915:	Enlisted
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2789, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2789, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
11 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 2789, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2789 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-11

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