BORN HULL 26/02/1885. SON OF WILLIAM BOOT (1860-1931) AND ANN ALLSOP (1862-1893), OF 3, DURHAM GROVE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL.
HE HAD ONE BROTHER, HERBERT BOOT (1890-1953), WHO SERVED IN THE WAR, AS PRIVATE, 24187, LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS.
WILLIAM BOOT MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1908. HUSBAND TO MIRIAM MARTHA TAYLOR (1884-1943), AT 83, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, (CWGC NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS) AND 129, DAY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD ONE SON, ALBERT HOLBORN (BORN 8TH MAY 1908). HE WORKED AS A SHIP ENGINE FITTER.
HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 05/04/1915. SERVED ON HMS BLAKE. DIED OF INFLUENZA, ON 05/02/1919, AGED 34.
HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS WIDOW, MIRIAM MARTHA HOGGARTH & SON ALBERT, BORN ON 08/05/1908, WHO MOVED TO 129 DAY STREET, HULL.
| Name | William Boot |
|---|---|
| Rank | ERA 2nd |
| Birth Date | 26 Feb 1885 |
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Branch of Service | Royal Navy |
| Cause of Death | Died from Influenza |
| Official Number Port Division | M.12731. (Dev) |
| Death Date | 5 Feb 1919 |
| Ship or Unit | HMS Blake |
| Location of Grave | B.172. |
| Name and Address of Cemetery | Sutton in Ashfield Cemetery, Nottinghamshire |
| Relatives Notified and Address | Wife: Miriam, Martha, Boot, 83 Hessle Road, Hull |
