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Brotheridge G H Pte 51665 5th Gloucestershire Regiment

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BROTHERIDGE, GEORGE HAWKINS, Private, No. 51665, 1/5th (Territorial) Battn. The Gloucestershire Regt., eldest s. of Thomas Brotheridge. of Colways, Ashleworth, Farmer, by his wife, Clara Ann, dau. of John Jones: and brother to Lieut. F. Brotheridge (q.v.); b. Colways, Ashleworth, co. Gloucester, 5 Dec. 1897; educ. Grammar School, Tewkesbury, and King’s School, Gloucester: was a Dairy and Farming Student, and subsequently assisted his father on his farm; joined the Gloucestershire Regt. 24 May, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Sept., and died at a Dressing Station 24 Oct. of the same year, of wounds received in action a few hours previously. Buried in Pommereuil Cemetery, near Le Catean. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was very brave and cheerful, and I always found him willing and cheerful under all circumstances. He was very popular with his comrades,” and his Sergt.-Major: “He was a most willing and good soldier, and is deeply regretted by all who knew him.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brooksbank S Captain 2nd Yorkshire Regiment

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BROOKSBANK, STAMP, Capt., 2nd Battn. (19th Foot) Alexandra. Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regt.), eldest s. of Sir Edward Clitherow Brooksbank, Bart., of Healaugh Manor, Tadcaster, J.P., Major, 8th (Volunteer) Battn. The West Riding Regt., by his wife, Katherine Graham, 2nd dau. of H. M. Lang, of Broadmeadows, Selkirk b. Healaugh Old Hall, Tadcaster, co. York, 16 Jan. 1887; educ. Eton, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Yorkshire Regt. in May, 1914; promoted Lieut. Dec. 1914. and Temp. Capt. March, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1915, until reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Loos 25 Sept. 1915, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brooks H W Pte 634092 20th London Regiment

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Brooks H W Pte 634092 20th London Regiment

BROOKS, HAROLD WALTON, Private, No. 634092, 20th Battn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) The London Regt. (T.F.), s. of Henry Thomas Brooks, of 60, Baring Road, Lee, S.E., by his wife, Mary J., dau. of J. J. Berry; Berry; b. Clapham Clapham Road, S.W., 3 Oct. 1898; educ. Dudley House School, Lee, S.E.; was on the staff of Messrs. Cox’s Bank; joined the London Regt. in Jan. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following April, and was killed in action at Hill 63, 31 Aug. 1918. Buried in Raucourt Military Cemetery. Private Brooks was an enthu-siastic athlete; he captained his school cricket and football teams was an expert swimmer, and at the age of 18 won an Army boxing competition at Winchester; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brooks H Bmdr 22733 Royal Field Artillery

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BROOKS, HENRY, Bombardier, No. 22733, 20th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, yst. s. of William Brooks, Police Sergeant, by his wife, Ellen, dau. of the late John Wilson; b. Peckham, London, S.E.; educ. Kilburn Lane, W.; was employed with the firm. Musicus, Ltd., Player Piano Manufacturers, Salisbury Road, London, N.; enlisted soon after the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1915; subsequently proceeded to Mesopotamia, and died in hospital at Basra 17 July, 1916, from illness contracted while on active service. Buried there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

 

Brooks A J Pte 150350 Machine Gun Corps

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BROOKS, ARTHUR JAMES, Private, No. 150350, Machine Gun Corps, eldest s. of Arthur Brooks, of 18, Victoria Avenue, Hull, Merchant’s Accountant, by his wife, Lucy, dau. of William A. Moses, Builder; b. Hull, co. York, 20 Nov. 1889; educ. Grammar School there was a Clerk volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the R.F.A. 18 June, 1915; was transferred to the East. Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry about four months later; proceeded to Egypt with his regiment 10 Dec. 1916, and served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine, where he took part in the fighting at Gaza, and in many other engagements: was sent with his regiment to France in June, 1918, which was transformed into a Machine Gun Corps, and died at No. 11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 8 Nov. following, of wounds received in action near Valenciennes on 29 Oct. previously. Buried in St. Séver Cemetery Extension: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brooke P H Sub Lt Royal Navy

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BROOKE, PATRICK HARRY, Sub-Lieut., Royal Navy, s. of Capt. Harry Vesey Brooke, of Fairley. Countesswells, J.P., D.L., by his wife, Patricia, only child of James Gregory Moir Byres, J.P., of Tonley, co. Aberdeen and brother to Capt. J. A. O. Brooke, V.C. (see Vol. I., page 54), and to Capt. H. B. Brooke (q.r.); b. Countesswell, co. Aberdeen, 21 May, 1895; educ. Winton House. Osborne and Dartmouth Naval Colleges; joined the Navy as a Midshipman in 1912; promoted Sub-Lieut. in 1915; was appointed to H.M.S. Indomitable: saw service at the Dardanelles in 1915; took part in the Dogger Bank Battle in the North Sea that year, and died at the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, 25 May, 1917, from enteric fever, contracted while on active service. Buried at Aberdeen unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brooke H B Captain 2nd Gordon Highlanders

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Brooke B Captain 2nd Gordon Highlanders

Source : The Sphere 21st July 1917

BROOKE, HENRY BRIAN, Capt., 2nd Battn. (92nd Foot) The Gordon Highlanders, s. of Capt. Harry Vesey Brooke, of Fairley Countesswells, co. Aberdeen, J.P., D.L., by his wife, Patricia, only child of James Gregory Moir Byres, J.P.; also gdson. of the late Sir Arthur Brundy Brook, of Colebrooke, co. Fermanagh, Bart., M.P., and brother to Capt. J. A. Brooke, V.C. (see Vol. I., page 54), and to Sub-Lieut. Brooke (q.v.); b. Lickleyhead Castle, co. Aberdeen. 9 Dec. 1889; educ. Winton House, Clifton College; Gordon’s College, and the University in Aberdeen, where he studied Veterinary Hygiene. First Aid, Carpentry, etc., in order to take up a settler’s life in British East Africa; became Transport Officer in Jubaland, and on the outbreak of war obtained a commission in the British East African Forces, being promoted Capt. for gallantry on the field; was severely wounded and sent home on sick leave; transferred to the Gordon Highlanders on recovery, and finally to the 2nd Battn.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was wounded 1 July, 1916, while leading his men in the charge at Mametz, and died of the wounds in Empire Hospital, Vincent Square, London, S.W. Buried in Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen. He was mentioned in Despatches | London Gazette. 4 Jan. 1917] by General (now F.M.) Sir Douglas Haig, for gallant and distinguished service in the field; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bronsdon A E Pte Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Transferred To 20th London Regiment

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BRONSDON, ARTHUR EDWIN, Private, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regt.). s. of the late Charles Bronsdon, Builder, by his wife, Laura, dau. of Alfred Postle; b. Blackheath, London. S.E., 11 Nov. 1890; educ. St. Michael’s School there was employed as a Clerk on the London Stock Exchange; enlisted 9 June, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died 1 March, 1917, from wounds received in action the previous day; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bromley J L Lt Army Service Corps Attd Royal Air Force

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BROMLEY, JOHN LEDGER, Lieut.. Motor Transport, Army Service Corps, attd. Royal Air Force. 2nd surv. s. of the late Richard Bromley, Clerk of the Peace for Flintshire, and Clerk to the County Council, by his wife, Edith (Craigmoor, Rhyl), dau. of (-) Bellamy; and brother to 2nd Lieut. H. F. G. Bromley (killed in action at the Battle of Loos in Sept. 1915): b. Rhyl, co. Flint, 30 June, 1897; educ. Rossall School, where he held a Classical Scholarship; was learning Engineering; joined the Army Service Corps (Ammunition Branch of the Motor Transport) in June, 1916; was gazetted 2nd Lient. Army Service Corps 10 Sept. following: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the 20th of the same month until June, 1918, when he transferred to the Royal Air Force; obtained his Wing early in Sept.; proceeded to France on the 11th, and was killed in aerial action, east of Candry, 29 Sept. 1918; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Brockway R W Pte 47325 3rd Wiltshire Regiment

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BROCKWAY ROBERT WILLIAM, Private, No. 47325, 3rd (Reserve) Battn. The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regt.), eldest 8. of James Thomas Brockway. of Bishop’s Fonthill, Salisbury, Carter; b. Swallowcliffe, co. Wilts, 3 Nov. 1889; educ. Bishop’s Fonthill aforesaid; enlisted 25 June, 1918, and died at the Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, Pembury, co. Kent, from illness contracted while on military service. Buried at Bishop’s Fonthill, co. Wilts; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5