Son of Isaac and Martha Brooks, of 5, Chatham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. A brother served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Brooks, Arthur –
Personal details
- Surname: Brooks
- Forename: Arthur
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Deane, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 35
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16268
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. K. 3.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/05/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 7b* S14*