BROOKS, William Elias
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
CH/X103886
Birthplace:
Hackney, London
Died :
Sunday, June 11, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
21
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Corporal William Brooks, 'B' troop, died during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France. Son of George Elias and Annie Sarah Brooks, of Clapton, London.
Sources
CWGC,
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/128.
Registers of Births April, May, June 1923 - General Register Office UK.
The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Capt Johnson RM.
CWGC,
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/128.
Registers of Births April, May, June 1923 - General Register Office UK.
The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Capt Johnson RM.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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