John Nelson Tarplee BOOKER

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BOOKER, John Nelson Tarplee

Service Number:	212
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia, 23 February 1885
Home Town:	Aramac, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter, Shop Assistant
Died:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1951, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot: CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sec A Row H Grave No 63
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 212, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 212, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
5 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 212, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

John Nelson Tarplee Booker was born on 23 Feb 1885 in the Barcaldine district, a son to Joseph William Booker and Emma Booker (nee Fox). He married Florence Amelia McKean on 14 Aug 1907 in Queensland and they had 3 children.

He returned to Aramac after his discharge from the 5th QIB in 1902. He carried on a business as a Motor Lorry Carrier in nearby Longreach which he ceased in 1926. Some time after he relocated to Rockhampton where he worked as a shop assistant.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497; various newspaper articles- see links).

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