Trooper

George Ernest Booker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Margaret D. Booker, of 120, Winters Rd., Papanui, Christchurch. Born at Winchester, Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/17
Name:
George Ernest Booker
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
George Booker (father), Winchester, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Winchester, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Main Body

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
George Ernest Booker
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