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Brooks, Edward
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Brooks, Edward
Date Of Birth
11 Apr 1883
Age
34
Birth Place
Oakley, Buckinghamshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Oakley, Buckinghamshire; Oxford, England
Date
28 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
26 Jun 1944
Rank Name
Company Serjeant Major
Service Number
201154
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
6381 (V.C.); Issue: 30154 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Fayet, near St Quentin, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Battalion
2/4th Battalion Territorial Force
Commemorated
Rose Hill Cemetery, Oxford
Place of Death
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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