2nd Lt William Alfred Cotterill Brooke

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Brooke's younger brother, 2nd Lt. William Alfred Cotterill Brooke, was a member of the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) and was killed in action near Le Rutoire Farm on 14 June 1915 aged 24, just two months after his older brother Rupert. Mrs Brooke died in October 1931 at Rugby.

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BROOKE, W A C

Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death: 14/06/1915
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn.
Grave Reference: II. C. 1.
Cemetery: FOSSE 7 MILITARY CEMETERY (QUALITY STREET), MAZINGARBE
Additional Information: Son of M. R. Brooke, of 78, Dunchurch Rd., Rugby, and the late William Parker Brooke.
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