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Second Lieutenant

Cecil Frederick Brook

Service number N/A
Military unit 9th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own)
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 05 Apr 1916 (23 years old)
Place of birth Bath, Somerset
Employment, education or hobbies

in the 1911 census he is learning the business at Fellmonger wool merchants.

Family history

Cecil Frederick Brooks was born in 1893 at Bath he was the son of Frederick William an examiner of the county court and Mary Brook née Akroyd of 'Rosemont', 2, Kingsway, Harrogate, Yorkshire.

His father Frederick William was born in 1867 at Huddersfield, his mother Mary Jane Ackroyd Brook was born in 1867 at Standford Forth, Yorkshire they were married in 1891 at Bradford, they had a futher child Stanley George Akroyd born 1897

In the 1911 census the family are living at 20 Woodland Park Road, Headingley, Leeds, Frederick William 44 yrs is an examiner of the county court, he is living with his wife Mary 44 yrs and their children, Cecil Frederick 18 yrs he is learing the business in a wool merchants and Stanley George Ackroyd 14 yrs a scholar.

Military history

Second Lieutenant Cecil Frederick Brook, served with the 9th battalion and was attached 8th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, he died on 5th April 1916 and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Grave Reference: V A 14

Extra information

additional research and information Peter Gillings

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