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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Norton St. Mary's Churchyard |
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The photograph of the grave of Private Wilfred M Booth, in the Churchyard of St. Mary's Parish Church, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees. Photo by Edward Nicholl.
Private Wilfred Milburn Booth, 60488, of the 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Dorothy Davison, of 24, Metcalfe St., Norton.
Died on 15 September 1919. Aged 22.
(CWGC record puts age at death as 24. However, Wilfred Milburn Booth's birth
was registered in Stockton in Q1 1897, putting his age at death as 22.)
The following newspaper reports were found regarding the death of Private Booth;-
North Eastern Daily Gazette. Tuesday 16 September 1919.
FATAL REVOLVER ACCIDENT
A soldier named Pagen belonging to the Yorkshire Regiment was accidentally
shot dead at Tipperary yesterday by a recruit who was examining a revolver.
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North Eastern Daily Gazette. Wednesday 17 September 1919.
SAD MISHAP AT TIPPERARY CAMP
The victim of the revolver accident at Tipperary military hutments on Monday
was Private Booth of the Yorkshire Regiment, not Private Pagen as first reported.
Booth and another soldier had exchanged tunics when Pagen came into the room
and asked to see Booth’s revolver. He did not know it was loaded and
while he was handling the weapon it went off, Booth being shot through the
heart.
A verdict of “Accidental Death” was returned at the inquest yesterday.
The photograph of the grave of Private W M Booth (left), in the Churchyard
of St. Mary's Parish Church, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees. Photo by Edward Nicholl.
St. Mary's, Norton. Photo by Edward Nicholl.
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