Private 10741 William James BROOKES

Private 10741 William James Brooks{gallery}Pte W J Brookes{/gallery}9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Killed in action on 19th April 1916, aged 38.

• Commemorated: Basra Memorial, Iraq.
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War, and Victory Medals
• Husband of Sarah Brookes [nee Mullard]
• NNWFHS memorial: Shuttington & Alvecote
  

Links to relevant information

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• CWGC Page for Private Brookes
• NNWFHS Shuttington & Alvecote War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• Basra Memorial

1911 census and family history information

• Born 1882 in Chase Town, Staffs
• Employed as a coal miner at Tamworth colliery[1911]
• Living at 3 Alvecote Cottages, Shuttington [1911]