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Surname: BROOKS
Forename(s): Harry Slater
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: J/58684
Rank: Able-Seaman
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Navy
Battalion / Unit: H.M.S. 'Armadale Castle'
Division: ---
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1918-10-21
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 28.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON – ERMYSTED’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Harry Slater Brooks (born 12 July 1895) was the son of Robinson and Elizabeth Brooks, née Slater. Both parents were born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Roseberry Terrace - Harry S. Brooks, aged 5 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Robinson and Eliz. Brooks.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Westfield - Harry Slater Brooks, aged 15 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Robinson and Elizabeth Brooks.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Harry. Name(s) on card(s): Mr Robinson Brooks. Relationship: Father. Address: Westfield, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.
Short biographies of Harry are included in:
‘A Grammar School at War – The Story of Ermysted’s Grammar School during the Great War’ by Steven Howarth (2007).
‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BROOK, Harry Slater, aged 23, A.B., R.N., Westfield, [Barnoldswick], died from influenza Oct. 21, 1918.
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Able-Seaman Harry Slater BROOKS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Navy
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Harry Slater Brooks
Courtesy of Ermysted's Grammar School Archive
Elizabeth Brooks
Elizabeth Brooks, née Slater, the mother of Harry Slater Brooks
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Robinson Brooks
Robinson Brooks, the father of Harry Slater Brooks
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The children of Robinson and Elizabeth Brooks
The children of Robinson and Elizabeth Brooks, née Slater: (l-r) Jane Eliza (Jenny), Christopher, Sydney Carr (front) Harry Slater and Gladys Slater
Courtesy of the Brooks family
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01 November 1918
BARNOLDSWICK - THE WAR'S TOLL: Seaman's Death from Influenza
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Brooks, Westfield, Barnoldswick, received official news last weekend that their second son, Able-Seaman Harry Slater Brooks, R.N., had died at sea from influenza on October 21st. For some time past he had been serving aboard an auxiliary cruiser engaged in escorting American troops, and at the time of his death was on a voyage to West Africa. He was 23 years of age, and prior to joining the Navy in March 1916, was associated with his father in the manufacturing business at Westfield Mill.
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01 November 1918
Barnoldswick Seaman's Death.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Brooks, Westfield, Barnoldswick, received official news last week-end that their second son, Able Seaman Harry Slater Brooks, R.N., had died at sea from influenza on Oct. 21st. For some time past he had been serving aboard an auxiliary cruiser engaged in escorting American troops, and at the time of his death was on a voyage to West Africa. He was 23 years of age, and prior to joining the navy in March, 1916, was associated with his father in the manufacturing business at Westfield Mill.
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