John Stanley Brooke
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He was the son of Mark Pearson Brooke, born 1850 at Nottingham, who worked as a surgeon dentist. His mother was Florence Mary Brooke, born 1860 at Derby. He was the brother of Frank b. 1880, Florence b.1882, William b.1883, Mark b.1885, Ethel b.1888, Frederick b.1890 and Arthur b.1890. The family lived at 60a Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, before moving to 8 Upton Drive, Sherwood, Nottingham. They were sufficiently prosperous to employ two domestic servants. John Stanley was the husband of Rose Mary Brooke (née Odell later Beck). They lived at 52 St. Paul's Street, Radford, Nottingham before moving to 11, Mayfield Terrace, Curtis Street, Meadows, Nottingham. They had two children, Rose Mary, born 08/11/1913 and Thomas Edward, born 23/05/1915.
Brooke volunteered for service, attesting on 30/11/1914 at Nottingham. He was sent to Normanton Barracks, Derby, the Sherwood Foresters' Depot on 02/12/1914 and was posted to 'C' Company, 9th battalion on 09/12/1914. The battalion trained at Frensham, Surrey before entraining for Liverpool on 30/06/1915. They sailed on Empress of Britain on July 1st and arrived in Alexandria, Egypt on July 12th. The unit then sailed for Gallipoli, landing on Cape Helles on July 21st and spending the rest of the month improving the trenches. On 06/08/1915 they landed at Suvla Bay and were involved in heavy fighting at Ismail Oglu Tepe before finally withdrawing. The battalion was relieved on 12/08/1915 before moving to attack Hetman Chair and it was there that Brooke was killed during the advance. Helles Memorial.
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