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Andrew Brookfield

In memory of:

Private Andrew Brookfield

April 27, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

6434

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 28, 1894

Son of Mr. T. Brookfield, of Lancashire, England.

Commemorated on Page 6 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. F. 1A.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Andrew Brookfield

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    Photo of Andrew Brookfield
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 187 of 1128

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 187 of 1128
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Family Photo– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Family Photo – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • British Home Children Roll of Honour

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  • Newspaper clipping– Newspaper clipping from "The Ingersoll Weekly Chronicle and Canadian Dairyman", April 29, 1915 page 1, announcing the death of Private Andrew Brookfield. A street in Ingersoll has been named in his honour.

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    Newspaper clipping – Newspaper clipping from "The Ingersoll Weekly Chronicle and Canadian Dairyman", April 29, 1915 page 1, announcing the death of Private Andrew Brookfield. A street in Ingersoll has been named in his honour.
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