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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 14239 James BOOKER - 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment


Killed in Action on Sunday February 21st 1915 aged 31

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
20 Jan 1915 in France ~ Alcester - War Memorial Cross  |  British Legion
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Trench Warfare on Ypres Salient September 1914 at Worcester  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
E of Kemmel ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

James is listed as being killed in action on 21 Feb 1915. The war diary carries very scant information, it shows that the Battalion were in the front lines trenches for 9 successive days before being relieved and the period 13th to 22nd Feb 1915 is transcribed below:

War Diary

13th Feb 1915 Locre - Relived Scots Fusiliers in trenches E of Kemel
14th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   2 wounded
15th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   2 wounded
16th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   1 wounded
17th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel
18th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   2 wounded
19th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   1 Killed 2 wounded
20th Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   2 wounded
21st Feb 1915 Kemel - In Trenches E of Kemmel   -   1 Killed 2 wounded
22nd Feb 1915 Locre: - Relieved by H A C and marched to billets at Locre. END

Newspaper Obituary

Evening Despatch - 1 March 1915

News has been received thqat Private James Booker of the 3rd Worcesters, who lives at Crabbs Cross, has been killed while serving as a look-out from the trenches. He was a cycle polisher and was a native of Alcester. He enlisted in September last had been in fighting line about six weeks. He leaves a widow and three daughters.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1876 at Alcester 14 Mar 1877 at Alcester
   
Parents Names Abode
Charles and Ann Booker  Alcester
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
Teresa May Booker nee Bennett later Skinner Dorothy Daisy born 1899  |  Rosana Gladys born 8 Aug 1901
1 Aug 1897 at Studley, St Mary Annie born 13 Jun 1908
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1877 - Birch Abbey, Alcester 1891 - Needle spliter
1881 - Bleachfield Street, Alcester 1897 - Needle Hardener
1891 - Bleachfield Street, Alcester 1901 - Bicycle frame polisher
1901 - Green Lane, Studley 1911 - Cycle polisher
1911 - The Slough, Crabbs Cross, Studley 1914 - Cycle polisher
1914 - Crabbs Cross, Studley  
 

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