Ernest Booker

Ernest Charles Booker was born in 1894 in Langwith and was baptised on the 29th July 1894 at Whaley Thorns. He was the fourth of seven children born to George and Charlotte Booker, née Linaker. His father and elder brothers all worked in the coal mines which no doubt encouraged Ernest to work as a pit pony driver when age 17, working underground.

He was employed at Langwith Colliery

Inscription on the War Memorial information board Ernest C BOOKER (Private) Lincolnshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion Ernest Booker was the son of George & Charlotte Booker of 270 Portland Road, Nether Langwith. Prior to his enlistment he was employed at Langwith Colliery. He was 21 years old when he was killed on 25th September 1915 in the Battle at Bois Grenier, a diversionary move to the main Battle of Loos, in Northern France. His body was never recovered or could not be identified. He is Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium He enlisted at Mansfield, Notts and is reported as formerly 13907, of the Leicestershire Regiment.

He lived only a few doors away from Edwin Bennett who was also killed on the same day in the same battle. As Nether Langwith village is in the parish of Norton Cuckney St Mary he is named on both Norton Cuckney St Mary and Nether Langwith memorials