Born on 12 July 1897 in Burut River, Ontario - son of Henry Edward Booth, Burut River, Ontario - 1916 attestation form provides the following: present address in Burut River, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 9.5 inches, chest of 36.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, light brown eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 109th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Kinmount, Ontario, on 5 January 1916 (number 726048) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 21 or 31 October 1917 - invalided to England on 8 November 1917.
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