Name: FREDERICK BOOTH
Rank: Sgt
Regiment: British South African Police
Borough: London Borough of Islington
Date of Action: 12-Feb 1917
Memorial Location: Islington Green War Memorial, 73-74 Upper St, The Angel, London N1 0NY
Sgt FREDERICK BOOTH
Islington Green War Memorial, 73-74 Upper St, The Angel, London N1 0NY
On 12 February 1917 in Johannes Bruck, German East Africa (now Tanzania), during an attack in thick scrub on an enemy position, Sergeant Booth went forward alone to rescue an injured man. He then rallied the poorly organised native troops and brought them to the firing line. On many previous occasions this NCO had set a splendid example of pluck, and endurance.