LOOKER, John William
(Service number 49635)
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Birth
| Date | 27 October 1875 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 March 1917 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | 310 King St, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer for Mr D A Lane | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Temuka Volunteers (disbanded) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr C Looker (Father), 310 King St, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Other Units Served With | C Compmnay, 27th Reinforcements | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 August 1947 | Age | 71 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John William Looker was the son of Charles and Sarah Looker. His brothers George, James Henry and William (Willie) Isaac Looker all served in World War I; and brother Charles was called up.
John William Looker was summoned (by ballot) in February 1917 for service which began in March, but never proceeded overseas. John was reportedly sickly as a child with bouts of scarlet & rhuematic fevers, and was asthmatic. As such the army decided that, while John was 'a willing man', he was not fit for service even after time at a training camp at Tauherenikau.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; SCFRoll submission by L Baughton, 2016 (SC Museum L2016/004); NZ Defence Force Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0069228) [26 September 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2017]; Timaru Cemetery burial record (Timaru District Council) [14 November 2017]
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