ROOKER John Kingsley Lieut

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Surname: ROOKER;

Forename(s): John Kingsley;

Initials: JK;

Rank: Lieut;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 9 Bn;

Awarded: MC;

Gallantry Notes: MC: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an evening attack. He displayed the utmost coolness under intense shell and machine gun fire and gave the greatest confidence to his gun teams and together with some infantry, held his position with great gallantry. He was finally wounded.;

Other Data: Balliol Coll: b 10/2/1887 son of Rev John Rooker of Sevenoaks. Educ Trent Coll & Balliol 1906-09. BA 1909, Lecturer 1911-12, Univ of Paris, Prof of French Language and Lit. Queens Coll, London 1913-14. Served from Sept 1914, Retreat from Mons, France 1914-18. MC Apr 1918, at battle of Wytschaete. Lt MGC. Salonica and trans-Caucasia 1918-19; Foreign Office, Parlty. Dept 1919-21. Attached to Mission to Tiflis 1920-21; Intern. Chamber of Commerce 1922-26; British delegation, inter Allied Commission on Turkish claims 1926-8. Farmed in France at Le Vigen, The Vienne 1929-30. Chase Bank, Paris 1931; A Hohnson & Co, Stockholm 1931, m. 1922, Helen F Jaffray.

9 Bn War Diary - wounded 16/4/1918
11/5/1918 - confirmation of award of MC;

Other Notes: MC: LG 16/9/1918;

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