Robert was born in 1916 and in June 1940 he became engaged to Mary Griffiths, of Northwich, Cheshire, although the marriage never took place.

He joined the machine gun Regiment in 1938 and served for a brief period in Northern Ireland as a liaison officer to the United States Armed Forces upon their arrival in 1942.

Robert was injured because of an accident in October that year and then underwent an operation whilst on home leave in December 1942. Subsequent periods of treatment were to no avail, and Robert died on Friday 23^rd April 1943 at the age of 27. He is buried in Great Marlow (All Saints) Churchyard, Buckinghamshire.

Son of Captain (ret’d) Robert Hutchinson Booth & Elsie Mary Booth of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

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Revised: November 2025