CHC2D Ms. Collishaw

2.  Age: 30 years old
 Address: 290 First Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario
 Relationship: Single
 Citizenship: Canadian
 Physical Characteristics:
Healthy, Rugged, Medium,
Ordinary, Clean
 Personality: Confident,
Mature, Pleasant
 Complexion: Tan
 Colour of Eyes: Blue
 Height: 5’ 2.5”
 Weight: 165 pounds
 Religion: U.C

3.  Father: George
Edward Booth
Occupation: Superintendent of
Customs Dept. National
Revenue
 Mother: Lillian May
Whitten Booth
Occupation: N.A
 Brother: John
Carleton Booth
Address: 26A Renfrew Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario

4.  Mc Dougall & Cowars
(Clerk) 1934 – 1938
 Alex Cornels
(Lahaurer) 1938 – 1939
 W.C. Pitheld & Co.
(Clerk) 1939 – 1940
 Bronnax (Lahaurer)
1940 - 1941

5. Primary Education:
Muthmor Public School
(1918 – 1925) High School: Glebe
Collegiate Institute
(1925 – 1933)
Courses: L.S, History
Technical School: Ottawa Technical (1933 – 3
months)
Courses: Algebra, Physics, Composition,
Literature, Ancient History

6. Booth, G. Arnold in the front lobby of
Glebe Collegiate Institute

7.  Rank: Flight Sergeant
(F/Sgt Air Gunner) –
R.C.A.F
 Enlisted in Ottawa on
October 2, 1941
I believe George enlisted in
order to serve his country,
it is a great honour to fight
for your country and the
extra money wouldn’t be
bad either.

8.  Enlisted in Ottawa on October 2, 1941
 November 11 1942 - July 15 1943: Burn, near
Selby (Base: R.A.F. Burn, near Selby)
 July 15 - December 10 1943: Tholthorpe
 December 10 1943 – June 12 1945: Croft
Duties
 November - December 1942: No.4 Group,
Bomber Command
 January 1943 - April 1943: No.6 (RCAF) Group,
Bomber Command
 Died on April 11, 1943 after air operations
overseas, over South Western Germany

9. December 1942 -
July 1943: Vickers
Wellington X
October 1944 -
September 1945:
Avro Lancaster
B.Mk X
July 1943 - October
1944: Handley Page
Halifax B.Mk V

10. Awarded 39 – 45 Star for
operational service
between 1939 and 1945.
Awarded
Defence Medal
Awarded
Canadian
Volunteer
Service Medal
(C.V.S.M)
Awarded Air Crew
Europe Star to
aircrew who Awarded War
participated in Medal for service
operational flights in World War II
over Europe

11.  Booth went missing after air
raid over Frankfurt on April
10 - 11 (flying a Wellington).
 Petrol tank thought to be hit
by flack from a German
warship near Isle of Jersey
 Reported “missing” on April
11, 1943 after air operations
overseas, over South
Western Germany
 Believed to be shot down
while over target
 “Presumed Dead”
 Unit 431 Squadron
authorized for bombing raid
(Plane type: Vickers
Wellington X)

12. The funeral of Sgt. Holden and Sgt. Butlin. The body of Fl/Sgt.
George Booth was not recovered and he is remembered on the
Runnymede Memorial.

13. Burial:
Runnymede Memorial
Englefield Green
Surrey, England
Plot: Panel 181

14. George Arnold Booth
December 12, 1912 – April 11, 1943