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Jun 2, 1883
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Born in Kingston on Thames,
England
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Jun 13, 1913
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Embarked the Empress of
Ireland in Liverpool
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Jun 20, 1913
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario.
Some time after his arrival in Kingston, he proceeded to Metcalfe,
Ontario for employment
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59097 (temporary number 966)
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Brooker, mother, 22
South Lane, Kingston on Thames, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Soldier
o Later noted as Book Binder
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in
Royal Marines Light Infantry
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
Within days of attesting he was
appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal and posted to the Machine Gun
Section
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Feb 3, 1915
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Reported to be absent
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Feb 5, 1915
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Reported for duty and
forfeited 4 days pay and restricted to half pay for 2 months for his absence
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Mar 25, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for an
unspecified offence
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jun 8, 1915
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From the war diary of the 2nd
Division Assistant Provost Marshal’s War Diary
Ø Matter of Pte.
Brooker, 21st Battalion, found by Sergt. Lunniss in a private
house, Hythe, with Mrs. Thornton, wife of Pte. Thornton of the 21st
Battalion, investigated and referred to the OC 4th Infantry Brigade,
for action.
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Jun 29, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days detention
for misconduct
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Jul 26, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Jul 31, 1915
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Reported to be absent
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Aug 3, 1915
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Reported for duty and
forfeited 4 days pay and restricted to half pay for 2 months
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Aug 14, 1915
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Reported to be absent
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Aug 15, 1915
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Reported for duty and was
sentenced to 14 days detention, forfeited 2 days pay and restricted to half
pay for 1 month for leaving the barracks while a defaulter
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Nov 17, 1915
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Sentenced to 10 days Field
Punishment #2 for disobeying a command
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Dec 26, 1915
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Transferred to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company
Promoted to the rank of
Corporal
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Apr 6, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of
Private at his own request
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Oct 6, 1916
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Private Brooker received
shrapnel wounds to his neck and legs and was evacuated for first aid and
treatment before being invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St
Andrew
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Northumberland War Hospital in Gosforth, Newcastle
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 28, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Dec 5, 1916
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Admitted to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Epsom with a diagnosis that reads partial Ankylosis
of metacarpophalangeal joints in both feet.
Patient claims to have suffered from frost bite while in the trenches
and his feet have been sore ever since
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Dec 12, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Feb 13, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the CCAC in Hastings
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Feb 14, 1917
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Attached to the GDD (Garrison
Duty Depot) Hastings
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Feb 17, 1917
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Attached to the CFCCD
(Canadian Field Comforts Committee Depot) Shorncliffe for duty
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the Machine Gun
Regimental Depot and attached to the Moore Barracks Hospital for duty
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Jul 21, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to Moore
Barracks Hospital and rejoined the Comfort Corps Depot
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Jul 27, 1917
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Posted to “R” Wing in Seaford
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Aug 31, 1917
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Transferred to the CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Sep 13, 1917
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Embarked the SS Justicia in
Liverpool
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Sep 25, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
Attached to the AAG (Assistant
Adjutant General) for duty in Military District No. 1, London
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Oct 12, 1917
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Taken On Strength No. 3
Special Service Company in Kingston
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Feb 25, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 3 AMCTD
(Army Medical Corps Training Depot) Kingston
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Mar 1, 1918
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Transferred to the Queen’s
Field Ambulance for duty in Kingston
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Apr 22, 1918
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Medical Board in Kingston
notes
Ø Joints of both big
toes are swollen and painful caused from previous case of frost bite
Ø Walks on the
outside of his feet to reduce pain
Ø Pain is more severe
in the mornings
Ø Board recommends
category “E” and that he be discharged from military service
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May 3, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Winchester, Ontario
Following the end of the war
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him c/o
Mrs. Burke, Port McNicoll, Ontario
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Feb 21, 1921
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Address changed to read c/o
Mr. D. Dick, RR #2 Omemee, Ontario
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Sep 30, 1929
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Frank Brooker died of Acute
Broncho Pneumonia while a patient in the Kingston General Hospital and was
buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery Soldier’s Section, Kingston, Ontario
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