Wilfrid Eric Booth
In April 1910, when Wilfred Booth was 16, he went to work for National Provincial Bank of England as apprentice at its Whitby branch. He completed his apprenticeship in April 1913, and was promoted to a clerkship. Two months later, he moved to Wisbech branch.
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Wilfrid Eric Booth was born in Nottingham on 27 July 1893, the son of John Frederick Booth, an accountant, and his wife Edith Booth née Cooper.
His father John Frederick born 1864 died 1901 aged 38 yrs and Edith (née Cooper) Booth and was the brother of Leonard Booth.
John died when Wilfred was a young boy, and after Edith also died, he became the ward of his aunt, Fanny Guyatt Cooper, who lived in Yorkshire.
In 1901 they lived on Cropwell Road Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire.
In the 1911 census they are living at Flying Horse, Prospect Hill, Whitby his aunt Fanny Guyatt Cooper 49 yrs single is living with her nepher (ward) Wilfrid Eric Botth 17 yrs single a bank clerk.
During the First World War Lance Corporal Wilfrid Eric Booth enlisted at Wisbech whilst residing at Wisbech, he served with the 4th battalion Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in France on 11 August 1916. He was 23 years old. he is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery
additional reseach and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Wilfrid Eric Booth
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Plot 1. Row J. Grave 9.