Major William Booth | Service Record


SurnameBooth
First Name(s)Major William
Place of BirthPudsey, Yorkshire
Club(s)Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers
ServiceBritish Army
RankSecond Lieutenant
Service Number-
Previous Service Number(s)136
Regiment or CorpsPrince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Unit(s)15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds)
Previous Regiment(s) or Corps-
Unit(s)-
Type of Casualty (If applicable)Killed in Action
Theatre of War (If applicable)Western European Theatre
Date of Death (If applicable)01/07/1916
Place of Death (If applicable)France and Flanders
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable)Serre Road Cemetery No. 1
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable)I. G. 14.
Awards and Decorations-
Citation(s)-
Supplementary NotesPlayed first class cricket for Yorkshire CCC and England.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1914.
Son of James and Louise Booth, of Town End House, Pudsey, Yorks. Professional Cricketer - played for Yorkshire.