Only son of Andrew and Alice Brooks, of 37, Regent Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
Brooks, Albert Victor –
Personal details
- Surname: Brooks
- Forename: Albert Victor
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Blackburn, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 1st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 15th (1st Edinburgh) (Service) Battalion. ("The Manchester Scottish")
- Service number: 17573
- Regiment: Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment
- Enlistment date: October 3rd, 1914 - 1914-10-03
- 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)
- CWGC Memorial: Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VII. O. 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/08/1916 11/08/1916 29/12/1916 06/07/1917 05/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6b* S6* 4h 6g