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George Ernest Booker

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Booker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/17 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8 April 1894 Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - NZ BDM and Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Winchester, South Canterbury, NZ Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Winchester, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Booker (father), Winchester, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/17 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George and Margaret D. Booker, of 120, Winters Rd., Papanui, Christchurch. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 May 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
17 November 2018WendyLeestonOther relative
31 December 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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