| Regimental number | 5303 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dalgety, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Dalgety, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Orbost, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 114 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emily Booth, Tyer Street, Stratford, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sale, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 10), Poperinghe, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Other details |
Note on Attestation Form: 'Complexion: Dark'. War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; joined 21st Bn, in the field, 26 January 1917. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 16 February 1917 (trench feet); discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, 25 February 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917 (gun shot wound, knee), admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 8th General hospital, Rouen, 4 May 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 19 May 1917; to 11th Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 25 May 1917; to Base Depot, Havre, 29 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 18 July 1917. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 21 August 1917 (dysentery), and transferred same day to 58th General Hospital, St Omer; to 59th General hospital, 1 September 1917 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 11 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 14 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), Belgium, 9 October 1917 (multiple gun shot wounds, abdomen and thigh), and admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 13 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOOTH Lawrence Henry |
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