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BOOTH, Henry Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX33851 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1 Field Bakery 2nd/AIF |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland., 9 June 1910 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Beri Beri (whilst a prisoner of the Japanese) , Burma (Myanmar), 22 September 1943, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A9, Row A, Grave 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Yarragon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX33851 | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33851, 1 Field Bakery 2nd/AIF, Royal Park, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Joseph Booth and Mary Ann nee Hunt of Beachrork, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
Arrived in Australia 1928 on Demosthenes aged 17. Last address before departure was Herbert Park Cottage, Bellsbridge, Dublin.
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