Given the question: Facts: - death date: 13 august 1918 - allegiance: united kingdom - commands: no. 201 squadron raf - rank: major - placeofburial: vignacourt british cemetery , somme , france - awards: distinguished service cross french '' croix de guerre '' - birth date: 21 april 1897 - serviceyears: 1915 -- 1918 - name: charles dawson booker - branch: royal naval air service royal air force - unit: no. 1 squadron rnas no. 8 squadron raf - death place: west of rosieres , france - birth place: burnt , kent , england house cottage , speldhurst , royal tunbridge wells Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles dawson booker .
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major charles dawson booker -lrb- sometimes hyphenated into dawson-booker -rrb- -lrb- 21 april 1897 -- 13 august 1918 -rrb- was a world war i fighter ace credited with 29 victories .he was promoted to high rank while relatively young as a result of his gallantry and unswerving dedication to his country .