Individual Details
Ernest James BROOKS
(11 Apr 1897 - 12 Feb 1979)
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1897 | Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Cuxham Road, Watlington, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Grocer's Errand Boy - Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Military | From 18 Nov 1916 to 24 Apr 1919 | Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army |  | | |
| Marriage | Abt Jul 1921 | (Registration District), Headington, Oxfordshire, England - Agnes LONGSHAW | | ||
| Residence | Abt Feb 1979 | 4 Mill View, Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Death | 12 Feb 1979 | Cuxham, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 20 Aug 1979 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes LONGSHAW (1896 - 1975) |
| Father | George BROOKS (1872 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth BROWN (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Frederick George BROOKS (1893 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Ellen Elizabeth BROOKS (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Clarice Mary BROOKS (1902 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Alfred Edward BROOKS (1906 - 1976) |
| Sibling | William Thomas BROOKS (1909 - ) |
Notes
Military
Extract from WWI Service Records: Enrolment Paper - dated: 18 November 1916No: 7140 (87289)Name: Ernest James Brooks
Corps: Royal Berkshire Regiment / Machine Gun Corps
Address: Cuxham Nr Wallingford, Berks
Age: 19 years - 6 months
Descriptive report on enrolment: Height: 5 ft 6 ins - Chest: 31½ ins - Expansion: 2½ ins.
Next of kin: George Brooks - Cuxham, Nr Wallingford, Berks - Father.
Statement of service:
Royal Berkshire Regiment - Posted - Private - 10 Nov 1916
Machine Gun Corps - Transferred - Private - 3 March 1917
Demobilized: 24 April 1919
Countries served in: Mesopotamia - 18 Months
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1979Brooks, Ernest James of 4 Mill View Cuxham Oxon died 12 February 1979 Probate Oxford 20 April. £6305 - 792803412E
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1897 Apr/Jun - Henley - Vol: 3a Page: 814.
2. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1979 Jan/Mar - Bullingdon - Vol: 20 Page: 2706.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1372; Folio: 67; Page: 23.
4. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 8068; Schedule Number: 124.
5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
6. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1921 Jul/Sept - Headington - Vol: 3a Page: 2830.
7. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1979 - Brooks, Ernest James .
8. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1979 Jan/Mar - Bullingdon - Vol: 20 Page: 2706.
9. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1979 - Brooks, Ernest James .
10. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1979 - Brooks, Ernest James .