Maj. Noel Brand Brooks, MC

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• First name(s) Noel Brand
• Last name Brooks
• Service number -
• Rank Second Lieutenant, Captain
• Corps Cheshire Yeomanry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
• Service record Corps: Cheshire Yeomanry
• Service record 2 Rank: Second Lieutenant, Corps: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
• Service record 3 Rank: Captain, Corps: Cheshire Yeomanry
• Archive reference WO372/3
• Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
• Country Great Britain
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1511102
• Record set World War One British Army medal index cards
• Category Armed forces & conflict
• Subcategory First World War
  

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UK Army List 1916

• First Name: N B
• Surname: Brooks
• Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
• Service: British Army
• Primary Unit: Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl Of Chester's)
• Secondary Unit: 2nd Battalion (Why is this important?)
• Archive Reference: 1916 Army List
• Seniority Date: 09/09/1915

Gazetted Awards and Mentions in Despatches

• First Name: Noel
• Surname: Brooks
• Information: Also attached to the 10th Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry.
• Rank: Lieutenant
• Gallantry Awards: Military Cross
• Gazette Info: Gazette issue 31480. Military Cross; For conspicuous courage and leadership. On September 21st during the attack near Ronssoy on the Hindenburg outpost line, he was placed in command of a company, other than his own, owing to heavy casualties having been sustained. His good leadership under heavy shell and machine-gun fire was undoubtedly the cause of the success of the operation. Although his company was reduced to thirty other ranks, he succeeded in reorganising, consolidating and holding the position gained. During the fighting he was wounded severely in the arm by a shell.
• Gazette Date: 29/07/1919
• Gazette Page: 9718
• Duty Location: RONSSOY
• Service: British Army
• Regiment: Cheshire Yeomanry

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• First Name: N B
• Surname: Brooks
• Nationality: British
• Rank: Lieutenant
• Gallantry Awards: Military Cross
• Service: British Army
• Regiment: Cheshire Yeomanry
• Battalion: Territorial Army
• Seniority Date: 01/07/1917
  

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