BOOTH, Clarence Reade
(Service number 58729)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14 June 1882 | Place of Birth | Wellington |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clandeboye, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Foreman baker | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Sadie HILL (sister), Mersey Street, Island Bay, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, H Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, Enghland | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1969 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Oamaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Clarence Reade Booth was the youngest of the family of David and Annie Bald (née Thompson) Booth, of Hampden. His mother died in 1898; she and David are buried in the Oamaru Cemetery, and Clarence with them. Clarence was educated at Maheno and Hampden schools, leaving at the age of 15. Clarence had been living in the Temuka district for some years before the war and was at Clandeboye when he was called up. On 25 June 1917, he left with men from the South Canterbury military district for camp.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 October 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 October 2019]; Oamaru Cemetery burial records (Waitaki District Council) [25 October 2019]; Timaru Herald, 25 June 1917 (Papers Past) [15 May 2014]
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