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Thomas Eric Booker

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Eric AWMM
  • Surname
    Booker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1782 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1896 Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - BDM and family papers
  • Place of birth
    Winchester, South Canterbury, NZ Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    to Margaret Davidson Booker and George Booker Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
    • Winchester, Sth Canterbury, NZ Public - Wendy - Other relative - 17 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    G. Booker (father), Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1782 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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Accidental death on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Thomas Booker was the son of George and Margaret Booker, of 120, Winters Rd., Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 March 1917 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Maple Leaf Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM J. 13. AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 May 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
17 November 2018WendyLeestonOther relative

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