Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Stanley Brooks
In memory of:
Corporal Stanley Brooks
August 21, 1916
Military Service
163794
19
Army
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
75th Bn
Additional Information
February 28, 1897
Son of Thomas and Maria Brooks, of 45, Pieton St. East, Hamilton, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 59 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
III. W. 1.
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Slijpstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). 4 km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side lies Elzenwalle Military Cemetery, which marks the junction with Slijpstraat. RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY lies 1 Km along the Slijpstraat, after a small staggered crossroads.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Photo of grave marker courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
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