William Alfred Boot
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He was the son of Fredrick and Elizabeth Boot and the brother of Florence Mary, Annie and Charles Frederick Boot. In 1911 they lived at 85 Cemetery Road East Kirkby.
Gunner William Alfred Boot, enlisted at Hucknall on 10th September 1914 , he served with “D” Battery, 47th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, was killed in action on 9th July 1915. He is buried at Ypres Town cemetery, Belgium.
Article published 16th July 1915 in the Nottingham Daily Express :- “Acting Bombardier W. A. Boot, of the Royal Field Artillery, who was killed at Ypres on July 9th. Bombardier Boot enlisted on September 10th. Prior to the war he was employed by the Kirkby-in-Ashfield Co-operative Society. The sad news of his death was conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. Boot, whose home is at 28, Welbeck-street, East Kirkby, by an officer of his company, who stated that at the time the bullet struck him he had just finished – and finished well – a highly dangerous piece of work. The officer added: “Your son was buried, with military honours, the same day, where the shells were flying overhead.” Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
