HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #21844
Name :
: John Henry BROOKES (1891 - 1917)
  aka : Henry


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Jul 1891

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Leicestershire, Loughborough
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, la Folie Farm
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Middlemore

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesQuote from BarbBrooksTorres 24.05.15 "I have downloaded his Canadian Military file, which shows he was originally born in Loughborough, his mother lived at 25 Talfourd St..Birmingham. I also have a copy of Middlemore form where John Henry and Edwin were both accepted into care."

Arrived Fairview Station, Nova Scotia.
Signed up for WW1 CEF #477109 Royal Canadian Regiment.
Killed in Action April 9, 1917 la Foley Farm. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-09-07 08:01:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-06-04 23:32:06 / alanmack

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to John Henry BROOKES:

BarbBrooksTorres

 
Readers Comments

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  19 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4542 BREWIN, Clara Annie1896ENG, LEI, Leicester Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21844 BROOKES, John Henry1891ENG, LEI, Loughborough May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore BarbBrooksTorres  
23624 CLARICOATES, Ronald1921ENG, LEI, Leicester Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
9171 CLEE, Charles 1897ENG, LEI, Leicester Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
21270 COLEMAN, John C H1918ENG, LEI, Melton Mowbray Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
9135 CROXTON, John1898ENG, LEI, Leicester Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5302 JOHNSON, John1913ENG, LEI, Leicester Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
13064 MANTLE, Cyril1910ENG, LEI, Leicester Jun 1928 : Nova Scotia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
11164 MCADAM, Henrietta1889ENG, LEI, Ashby De La Zouch Jun 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9814 NETTLESHIP, Clement1883ENG, LEI, Oakham Jun 1893 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
27703 PAYNE, Richard1909ENG, LEI, Market Harborough May 1922 : Melita CAN  Tom Tramp  
12345 ROADKNIGHT, James1869ENG, LEI Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5789 ROCK, George Leonard 1895ENG, LEI, Leicester May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16555 SCOTNEY, Alice1910ENG, LEI, Billesdon Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23562 TICKNER, Arthur Vernon1916ENG, LEI, Blaby Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3663 TOON, James1889ENG, LEI, Melton Mowbray Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore  
27398 TUNALEY, Lionel William1932ENG, LEI, Blaby Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
26968 WELLS, Harold Robert1926ENG, LEI, Blaby Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7874 WHITELAW, William E1913ENG, LEI, Leicester May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party