Name
George Brooks
28 Oct 1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/07/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
T4/124596
Army Service Corps
Base Horse Transport Depot
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
D. 32.
Egypt
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the St Albans memorials, Not on the Tring memorials
Pre War
George Henry Brooks was born on 28 Oct 1886 (baptised 1 Apr 1887) in Tring to Stephen Brooks, labourer, and Eliza (nee Anderson).
On the 1881 Census the family of parents, Clara (born 1867), Sarah (born 1872), Emily (born 1874), Alice (born 1878), Barbara (born 1885) were living at Red Lion Yard, Gt Berkampstead.
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, Sarah , Alice, Barbara, George and Martha (born 1890) were living at 16, Wingrave Road, Tring.
George’s father died in 1899.
On the 1901 Census George was living with his widowed mother Eliza and younger sister Martha near the Pheasant, Wigginton, Berkhamsted.
No record of George was found on the 1911 Census
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for George who may have enlisted in 1914/15 in Army Service Corps as Private T4/124596 and at sometime was serving in Egypt at the Base Horse Depot (137 Company ASC). He was taken ill and died on 10 Jul 1916 at Metras Camp.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 and arrears of £13 8s 6d was divided between his brother Frederick and nephews Thomas, Frederick C and Albert.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Gareth Hughes, Jonty Wild
