A – Booth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/01/1917
Title
A – Booth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/01/1917
Initials / forenames
A
Surname
Booth
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
42150
Railway department
York Carriage Works
Railway job
Labourer, Loco.
Date died
28/01/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, April 1917 p78
Memorial
Auchonvillers Military Cemetery
Notes
Killed in action. Age 28, originally joined the NER Reserve Battalion before attachment to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He had been employed by the NER for eight and a half years.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
11/01/2016
Last updated
11/01/2016
Citation
“A – Booth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/01/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60775.