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Cecil Frank Booth

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Portrait, Cecil Frank Booth (21485) with his sister, Florence Louise Roderick nee Booth (kindly provided by family) - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Cecil Frank Booth (21485) with his sister, Florence Louise Roderick nee Booth (kindly prov …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    Booth AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 21485 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 April 1887 AWMM Port Albert, Kaipara Harbour AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 2 April 1916 AWMM Port Albert, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Mary Hinson Booth (mother), Port Albert, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 20 August 1916 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 21485 AWMM
  • Military service
    Mounted Rifles, 2 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 2 April 1916 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      168 pounds AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark brown AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      brown AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James Charles Booth and Mary Hinson Booth.

    Two brothers served in WW1 Cecil Frank Booth 21485 and James Charles Booth 46430.

    Brother of Florence Louise Roderick whose husband, Emanuel Roderick (42405), died as a consequence of war service.

    The Sub Deacon of St Albans, Dominion Road, Auckland noted that the Church records describe a memorial plaque for Cecil Frank Booth (21485) and James Charles Booth (456430), commissioned by Mary H. Booth.The plaque was missing in 2014. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 September 1917 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Voormezeele Enclosure, West Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. H. 37. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Port Albert War Memorial, WW1, Port Albert, Rodney District AWMM
    • Wellsford War Memorial Library, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Wellsford War Memorial Library, WW1 & WW2, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Port Albert Public School, Port Albert Hall, Rodney, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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