Charlie BOOTH

Regimental number10/473
Date of birth13 October 1888
Place of birthSurrey, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBarman
AddressHotel Halcombe
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.7
Height5' 8.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMrs R F Booth, 102 Beverston Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the 4th Royal West Surrey Regiment; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date18 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right hand, 3 fingers lost; machine gun wound, head), 18 May 1916.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death30 May 1945 Auckland
Age at death56
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277427

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