Eric Walter Booth
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: William Walter and Lilian Booth
Home address: 37 Windsor, Salford, Lancashire
Pre-war occupation: Pipe Fitter for Enginerring Company
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 21/06/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 21
Further information:
Eric was the elder of two children and he had a younger sister Alma. His father worked in a yarn factory.
Eric was killed in action at sea but the circumstances surrounding his death are unknown.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/