The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Cpl H Booker

Corporal Harry BOOKER, 1490, 4th Reserve Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Bromley, Kent, enlisted 6th September 1914, Bromley, Kent, age 20, height 5ft 6 inches, weight 122lbs, resided 44 Aylesbury Road, Bromley, Kent. Formerly butcher.

Son of Richard Frederick & Mrs L L Booker, 44 Aylesbury Road, Bromley, Kent.

Home, 6th September 1914 to 25th July 1915; BEF, 26th July 1915 to 6th April 1918; Home, 7th April 1918 to 3rd November 1918.

6th September 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th September 1914, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 17th July 1916, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 13th July 1916, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 27th September 1916, promoted Corporal; 16th December 1916 to 26th December 1916, leave; 8th January 1918 to 22nd January 1918, leave; 24th March 1918, wounded, gun shot wound left arm and leg, mild; 25th March 1918, 53 Casualty Clearing Station; 27th March 1918, Rouen General Hospital; 6th April 1918, transferred to UK, Auxiliary Transport, St David; 7th April 1918, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th April 1918 to 6th June 1918, Hospital, shell wound, left arm and left thigh; 7th June 1918 to 9th August 1918, Hospital, shell wound, left arm and left thigh; 16th August 1918, posted ICD, Tipperrary; 4th September 1918, posted 4th Reserve Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

3rd November 1918, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued

Pension, 12/- a week, to be reviewed in 52 weeks. Disability, 40%, gun shot wound left arm, attributable. Scar 10 inches long to middle of forearm, preventing full extension of elbow, hand cold and blue and hardly any power of flexing thumb and first finger, wrist movements weak.

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