Basic Details
Surname
Brooke
Forenames
E V I
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Edward Vanrenan Ingham
Served or died
Died
Notes
The school website (see References) provides this biography: 'Edward Vanrenan Ingham Brooke was born on 23 September 1877, son of The Ven. Joshua Ingram Brooke, Archdeacon of Halifax, and Grace Charlotte Brooke. He was at Charterhouse [Girdlestoneites] 1891-1894 and then at Magdalen College, Oxford; he represented Oxford in the High Jump at the Inter ‘Varsity Sports of 1898. He entered the 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1899, receiving his commission as Lieutenant in 1900. He was killed in action at Bakenlaagte on 30 October 1901, aged 24.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Town of death
Bakenlaagte
Country of burial
South Africa
Town of burial
Germiston
Cemetery
Primrose Cemetery
Year of death
1901
Month of death
October
Day of death
30
Age at death
24
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action