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BOOKER, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 970 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Ripponlea, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cheltenham and Caulfield State Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cheltenham School No 84 Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Moorabbin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 970, Enlisted at Ripponlea, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 970, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 970, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edward Booker and Mary Ann Booker nee Tuck of Nepean Road, Cheltenham, Victoria. Brother of Nellie Booker and Mabel Victoria Booker,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 6 year apprenticeship with C. Peterson