We remember William John Brooke

We remember William John Brooke

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1876
birth Source:8628244 6th May 1876
1889
education Eton College Eton United Kingdom Source:8628237 September 1889 - August 1894
1898
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Source:8870037 3rd September 1898 - 20th February 1900
1900
service British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Source:8870046 21st February 1900 - 4th February 1902
1901
marriage Gwendolen Margaret MacCullum Source:8628244 9th October 1901
1902
service British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Source:8870046 5th February 1902
1916
service British Army Captain (acting Major) King's Shropshire Light Infantry Source:8870050 25th November 1916 - 28th February 1917
1917
service British Army Major King's Shropshire Light Infantry Source:8870053 19th February 1917
education 3rd Cl. Law 1898 New College Oxford United Kingdom Source:8628237
service British Army Captain London Regiment shropshire light infantry attached 21st Battalion Source:518755
service British Army Major London Regiment shropshire light infantry attached 21st Battalion Source:518755
service British Army Major King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Source:8868980
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8868953
1918
death Died of wounds Source:8628237 Source:8868953 9th April 1918
burial Ploegsteert Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Belgium Panel 8 Source:8868980

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William John
Initials WJ
Last Name Brooke
Source 518755
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army London Regiment shropshire light infantry attached 21st Battalion Captain
British Army London Regiment shropshire light infantry attached 21st Battalion Major
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Major
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Lieutenant
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion Captain
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry Captain (acting Major)
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Wilhelmina Legge mother
John Townshend Brooke father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gwendolen Margaret MacCullum wife 9th October 1901

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription R58235

External Evidence

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Eton College Register Beverly42842
Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain Beverly42842
MIC - image R58235
Major William John BROOKE, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1898 - Second Lieutenant R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 20, 1900 - Lieutenant R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 4, 1902 - Captain R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 6 FEBRUARY, 1917 - acting Major R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 19 APRIL, 1917 - relinquishes acting Major R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 14 AUGUST, 1917 - Major R58235

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