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BOOTH, Edward
| Service Number: | 656 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Remount Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, September 1869 |
| Home Town: | Moorook, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kingston, South Australia, 9 March 1962 |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section E; Row C; Plot 4 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 656, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 656, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 656 |
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Next of Kin: Wife - Emily Booth.
On enlisting Edward was 46yrs old; married; no children; 5' 6.5" tall; 137 pounds; medium complexion; brown eyes; turning grey hair; Roman Catholic; worked as a Platelayer; lived with wife at 32 Alfred St, Adelaide
20/9/1915 Enlisted at Adelaide, South Australia
8/11/1915 appointed to 3rd Squadron at Maribyong, Victoria
12/11/1915 Embarked from Port Melbourne onboard HMAT A67 Orsova
as a Private with the 1st Australian Remount Unit, 3rd Squadron
10/1/1916 marched in to ATC detail camp at Moascar
18/10/1916 returned to Australia onboard HT Vestalia, ex Suez, Egypt - demobilsed unit
6/12/1916 discharged (total service 1 year 78 days)
Medals - 1914/15 Star 8298; British War medal 7008; Victory medal 6945
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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