| Surname: | Booker |
| Initials: | F |
| Rank: | Pte A/Sgt |
| Army Number: | P/1063 |
| Notes: | MFP. From Leeds. Info from army record; Embarked Liverpool, 9/7/1915 to 12/8/16 and (1) France, 24/1/17 to 11/11/18. Arrive Alexandria 4/9/1915, 3/11/1915 Mudros attached 10 Inf Bde. 12/2/1916 Ismalia, 25/6/1916 Salonika, 29 Division, 12/7/1916 Military Hospital, Tinge, Malta, Malaria. 5/8/1916 to UK hospital ship Dover Castle, 24/1/1917 embarked Southampton to Havre, 4/2/1917 58 Division. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2b) Balkans, amended to (2b) Gallipoli, 9/7/1915. Has 2 medal cards 1, Booker F (Fred Booker) 1915 Star, 2, Booker T Victory and War Medals. Home address: 6 Beck Road, Harehills, Leeds. Served Egypt, Gallipoli, Salonica, Serbia 10/6/15 to 17/7/16. Letter found in pension record: Army form Z22 para 2. Ref GRO 8041 dated 14/1/19. I am suffering from MALARIA. This I contracted in July 1916, whilst serving with the Salonica Forces. At the above date I was attached to the 29th Infantry Brigade,. 10 th (Irish) Division, and was engaged on Police Patrol work among the many villages that are situated along the banks of the River STURMA, MACEDONIA. I reported sick in July, exact date unknown, I was admitted to a Field Ambulance, then evacuated to a C.C.S., and afterwards to the Base Hospital Salonica. From there to the Tingne Hospital, MALTA. From Malta I was evacuated to the U.K. by the Hospital Ship DOVER CASTLE, and landed at Southampton and was sent to the Mill Hill Military Hospital at LIVERPOOL, from which I was discharged on the 9/9/18. In my opinion the Malarial Fever from which I suffered was caused by the climatic condition under which I had to work. At the time Malarial Fever was very prevalent among the British Troops and the inhabitants of the district. Signed F Booker, No. P/1063. A/S.S.M., MMP. Info from Pension Index Card:- Booker, Fred, MMP, P/1063, 10/10/19 to discharge, SFJ.4100, Z/Misc?3066, 6 Beck Road, Harehills, Leeds, Yorks, Stamp: Ad 10/10/19 at 6/6 from 11/10/19 to 13/4/20, Chelsea No. Z/Misc/3066, received 11/10/19. Fred Booker. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette: 31132 Page: 1016 Jan. 18, 1919) |
| Citation: | France & Flanders. Devotion to duty. Pte (A/Sgt). |