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BOOTHBY, John
(Service number 24/1343)

Sutherlands War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.20)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Sergeant

Birth

Date	10 June 1890	Place of Birth	Ramsey, Victoria, Australia

Enlistment Information

Date	29 May 1915	Age	24 years 11 months
Address at Enlistment	Sutherlands
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	D. G. BOOTHBY (father), Ramsay, Victoria, Australia
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight 147 lbs. Chest measurement 34-37 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes brown. Hair brown. Sight & hearing both good. Colour vision correct. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs good. Teeth good. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation
Unit, Squadron, or Ship
Date	4 March 1916
Transport	Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Rifle Brigade

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	6 February 1919	Reason	No longer phtsically fit for War Service (gunshot wound right ankle).

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

29 September 1916 wounded in left leg in France

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	4 September 1950	Age	61 years
Place of Death	2 Maltby Avenue, Timaru (residence)
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 5 September 1950
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Services Section, Row 101, Plot 5
New Zealand Memorials	Cave War Memorial; Sutherlands War Memorial

Biographical Notes

John Boothby, born on 20 June 1890 at Ramsey, Victoria, Australia, was the son of Daniel Edward and Emma (née McKenzie) Boothby, of Ramsey. On 21 January 1925 at Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Timaru, he married Mary McKelvy, the sister of Frederick and John McKelvy. John's name is recorded on the Cave and Sutherlands War Memorials.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 August 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5520 0016327) [19 August 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 15 May 1915, 8 & 11 June 1915, 21 September 1915, 18 October 1916, 4 November 1916, 25 September 1918, 17 September 1919 (Papers Past) [19 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 5 September 1950 (Timaru District Library) [18 August 2016]; Marriage record (South Canterbury Museum) [19 August 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [19 August 2016]

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