Neville John BOOKER [1919-2004]

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3159, Sgt. Neville John Booker.

Recommended for a mention in despatches, in recognition of his devotion to duty and his lack of fear in the face of danger which set an example to the rest of the men.  He volunteered and carried out the highly important task of taking supplies out to the Armoured Cars, for W/T equipment, when they were withdrawing on the Mainland, and only withdrew to the Island on my instructions.  His assistance to me in manning “ROSE” Fortress Observation Post, while being shelled, was invaluable and I was able to depend on the accuracy of his reports.

He assisted in the re-laying of all H.Q. lines, when they were being constantly shelled and when it was imperative that communication be maintained at all cost.  When the work was finished, he assisted to bring in the wounded, including one of our linesmen who was hit while re-laying these lines.  He himself was put out of action on the morning of the 25th Dec, after he had volunteered to carry down despatches to Fortress Headquarters during shelling and aerial bombardment.   

(signed)  A. N. Braude, Captain.   O.C. Corps Signals, H.K.V.D.C.

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Southampton to Hong Kong September 1927

Mrs Daisy Booker 30

Joy Sylvia Booker 9                     [Joy Sylvia Booker born Quarter 1 1919 Kingston Surrey]

Noel Booker 7                              [Noel David Booker born  Quarter 4  1919 Chertsey Surrey

Neville Booker 7                           [Neville John Booker birth registered Quarter 1 1919]

Maureen Booker 6                       [Maureen Dorothea Booker  born 28 May 1921 Hong Kong]

Beryl Booker                                 [Beryl June Booker 28 May 1921 Hong Kong]

 

Hong Kong to Southampton arriving 9 November 1945

Frederick E E Booker 54 Police Superintendent

Daisy Booker 49 Teacher

Maureen D Booker 24

Marriage 24 January 1949 at American Consulate Yokohama Japan to Jessie Marie Bielicki

Death   Neville John Booker 28 April 2004 Grapevine Tarrant Texas USA (US Social Security Records)