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May 5, 1880
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Born in Hampstead, England
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May 15, 1906
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Embarked the SS Lake Erie in
Liverpool with his wife and 3 children
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May 25, 1906
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to Colborne, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59101 (temporary
number 262)
Ø Next of kin given as Emily E. Brooks, wife,
Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Coachman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
Ø Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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 3, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
absence
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Jul 30, 1915
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Forfeited 5 day’s pay and
restricted to half pay for 1 month for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 5
days
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Sep 6, 1915
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Forfeited 8 day’s pay and
restricted to half pay for 2 months for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for
8 days
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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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Sep 25, 1915
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Attached to the 2nd
Division Mining Section for duty
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Jan 12, 1916
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Transferred to the 3rd
Canadian Tunneling Company and proceeded to Sainte-Marie-Cappel, France
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Nov 25, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Dec 5, 1917
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Dec 15, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 30, 1919
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Mar 4, 1919
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Proceeded to England and
attached to the CSME (Canadian School of Military Engineering)
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Apr 7, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 14 General
Hospital in Eastbourne, Sussex with a diagnosis that reads Contagious
Impetigo with rash present in his scalp.
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Apr 28, 1919
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Apr 29, 1919
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Transferred to the CERB
(Canadian Engineers Reserve Battalion) in Seaford
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May 13, 1919
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Transferred to Military
District #3 in Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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May 20, 1919
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Embarked the SS Regina in
Liverpool
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May 28, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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May 31, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Sapper
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 277784
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge General Post Office Cobourg, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box
827 Cobourg, Ontario
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May 25, 1955
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Edward Brooks died and was
buried in the St. Peter’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario. His wife Emily passed away 2 years later
and was buried in the same plot.
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