Basic Details
Surname
Brook
Forenames
T
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He played bass with the Halifax Temperance and Brass Band and worked for a brickmakers before the war. He was a Reservist and was 'slightly wounded' in the leg at the Battle of Paardeberg on 18/2/00 but died a month later of that wound in Wynberg Hospital. He is also commemorated on IWM 2599.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
West Riding Reg
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st Batt
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pts
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Town of death
Cape Town
Year of death
1900
Month of death
March
Day of death
14
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds