Brooks, Arthur –

Son of Isaac and Martha Brooks, of 5, Chatham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. A brother served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • 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*

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