Son of Mary Brooks, of 54, Moorfield Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Walter Brooks. Enlisted September 1914. Wounded previously at the Battle of the Somme, July 1916. Formerly 30354, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Brooks, Herbert –
Personal details
- Surname: Brooks
- Forename: Herbert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 6th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 23rd (8th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 9816
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, 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)
- Tonge Moor Roll of Honour - Tonge Moor Congregational Church
- CWGC Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: XXX. K. 4A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 14/07/1916 16/11/1917 07/12/1917 08/11/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d 6b* S22* 6h
- Bolton Chronicle: 23/11/1917