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BROOKE, James Anson Otho
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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BROOKE, James Anson Otho
Date Of Birth
3 Feb 1884
Age
30
Birth Place
Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
29 Oct 1914
Date Of Death
29 Oct 1914
Fate
Killed in action
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Notified posthumously of promotion to Captain with effect from September 1914. Parents: Sir Harry Vesey Brooke, K.B.E., and Lady Brooke, of Fairley, Countesswells, Aberdeenshire. Awarded the Sword of Honour at Sandhurst.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
1700 (V.C.); Issue: 29074 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Gheluvelt, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Near Gheluvelt, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Gordon Highlanders
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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