P.+E.+BOOKER

CWGC:  Peter Ellis Booker, 242332 Private, 2nd/6th Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment. Died 21st March 1918, aged 23. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Bay 7 Son of William and Anna Booker, of The Post Office, Holmesfield, Sheffield.

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: Born - Holmesfield, Derbyshire; Enlisted - Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Residence - Sheffield. Killed in action – France and Flanders.

1911 Census: Peter Ellis Booker was a 16 year old assistant woodman, residing at 3, Woodside, Heanor Road, Ilkeston. He was the brother of George Henry Booker, an estate woodman. Both Peter and his elder brother George were employed by the Duke of Rutland on his estate.