Charles Ernest BOOKER

Regimental number10/60
Date of birth23 December 1893
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinDanzell E Booker, Oxford, Kent, England
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 August 1917
Discharge date13 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board SS 'Tofua', 15 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right side), 13 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 June 1969 Waipukurau
Age at death75
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277376

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