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Alfred Brookes

In memory of:

Company Sergeant Major Alfred Brookes

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

406865

Age:

45

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

October 21, 1871
Stockport, Cheshire, England

Enlistment:

April 15, 1915
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Thomas Brookes, of England. Husband of Georgina Brookes, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 3,

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • War Memorial– Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario.

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    War Memorial – Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario.
  • Inscriptions– Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.

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    Inscriptions
    Inscriptions – Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.
  • Grave Marker– Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project

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    Grave Marker – Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Inscription– Epitaph

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Epitaph
  • Memorial– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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