Son of Mr. and Mrs. Booth, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Florence Booth, of 45, Beech Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 9, Garden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1435, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; Sapper 429961, Royal Engineers. Received a slight shell wound on the left cheek August 1915.
Booth, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Booth
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 1st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 32nd Light Railway Operating Company.
- Service number: WR/176229
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. A. 14.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/08/1915 25/08/1916 04/10/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6b 6e/g*