Private

Benjamin Bland Booth

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Eldest son of George and Jessie R. Booth, of Cambridge, Waikato, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2963
Name:
Benjamin Bland Booth
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
G. Booth (father), Bruntwood, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Bruntwood, Waikato, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds received at the Battle of the Somme
Date of Death:
11 October 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (20-30 November 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I1. 63.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Benjamin Bland Booth
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