Son of William and Ellen Brooks, of 818, Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Lucy Jane Brooks, of 4, Mule Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Formerly 4047, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Brooks, Joseph Armstrong –
Personal details
- Surname: Brooks
- Forename: Joseph Armstrong
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 8th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 201296
- 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: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: V. D. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915 26/01/1917 07/12/1917 11/01/1918 10/01/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6b* S4* 6g 1a