Son of John Brooks Close-Brooks and Emily Close-Brooks, of Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire; husband of Frances Mary Close-Brooks (nee Brown), of Glenham Grove, Saxmundham, Suffolk. Late of Overton House, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. Died at No.8 British Field Ambulance, Mesopotamia.
Close-Brooks, Arthur Brooks –
Personal details
- Surname: Close-Brooks
- Forename: Arthur Brooks
- Date of birth: October 22nd, 1884
- Birth place: Eccles, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 10th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 3rd (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Military Cross
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: Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
- CWGC reference: XXVIII. A. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/07/1915 30/07/1915 19/01/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8e-f 6c* 6d* S12*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/07/1915