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We remember Alfred Benjamin Booker
We remember Alfred Benjamin Booker
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Timeline
Timeline
1895
birth
Source:7970115
1895
awards
Military Medal (MM)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8901466
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
23/77
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
1st Battalion
Source:7970115
1917
death
Died of wounds
Received severe wounds to the neck, and was transferred to England, where he died at Brockenhurst hospital.
Brockenhurst, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:7970115
31st October 1917
burial
Hampshire
United Kingdom
Plot A, Row 1, Grave 12
Source:7970115
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Alfred Benjamin |
| Initials | AB |
| Last Name | Booker |
| Source | 7970115 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 23/77 | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | 1st Battalion |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Military Medal (MM) | British Award/Decoration |
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War Graves at St Nicholas, BrockenhurstBrockenhurst in the New Forest in Hampshire was chosen in 1915 by the War Office to become a hospital centre. Initially, Lady Hardinge's Hospital, it was then replaced by No.1 New Zealand General Hospital in June 1916. It remained at Brockenhurst until it closed early in 1919. Approximately 21,000 New Zealand casualties were treated at the hospital, including 93 who died. The churchyard at Brockenhurst contains 106 graves of the First World War, of which one hundred are in the New Zealand plot. In addition to the 93 New Zealand graves, there are also three Indian and three unidentified Belgian civilians (employed at the Sopley Forestry camp). Every year at the annual Anzac Service in Brockenhurst cemetery the village remembers the ninety-three New Zealand soldiers buried there after dying of their wounds or sickness.
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Headstone at Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) ChurchyardHeadstone at Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard (on right)
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| War Graves at St Nicholas, Brockenhurst | Yvonne27542 | |
| Headstone at Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard | Geoffrey575 |
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We remember Alfred Benjamin Booker
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