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244548 Pte. Thomas Booth British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Heanor, Derbyshire (d.22nd Apr 1916) Thomas Booth was my Gt-Grandfather, born 6th January 1879 in Heanor. He was a Coal Miner and enlisted voluntarily at the outbreak of war with other miners. On 7th of August 1915 his battalion, 9th Sherwood Foresters landed in Gallipoli and served there until December 1915. They then went to Egypt which is where Thomas died on 22nd of April 1916 and is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. He was 37 years old, married with 4 children, the eldest William, aged 14, was my Grandfather. We do not know what he died of as there is no death certificate. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**