Howard Arthur BROOKS

1892 - 1921  (29 years)

• Name	Howard Arthur BROOKS  [1]
  Born	4 Jan 1892	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	Howard, son of James and Charlotte BROOKS, born 6 Jan 1892, baptized 8 Jul 1892.
  Christened	8 Jul 1892	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1915  [3]
  	Howard served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 47th Battalion, during World War 1. He signed his attestation papers on 1 September 1915, in Vernon, British Columbia. He gave his full name as Howard Arthur BROOKS, born Murray Harbour, P.E.I.; his mother, Charlotte M. BROOKS, living at 544 8th. Ave., W. Vancouver, was identified as his next of kin. His date of birth was given as 4 January 1892; and his trade was that of a painter. He was single, age 23 yrs. 8 months, 5 ft. 7½ in. tall, medium complexion, and had brown eyes. He was a Presbyterian. His certificate of medical examination was completed on 2 September 1915 and he was deemed fit for service.
  Address	1921  [4]
  	1465 Broadway West, Vancouver, British Columbia
  	Address at the time of Howard's death on 7 May 1921.
  Commemoration	Howard A. BROOKS is commemorated on page 555 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
  Died	7 May 1921	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Tubercular meningitis
  	Howard A. BROOKS, age 29, born Prince Edward Island, died in Vancouver, British Columbia on 7 May 1921; buried 9 May 1921. Death attributed to tubercular meningitis. Dr. Strinbein. Religion: Presbyterian. (Burial register) Howard A. BROOKS: Son of James Henry BROOKS, of Murray Harbour South, Prince Edward Island, and Charlotte Machon BROOKS, of 1465 Broadway West, Vancouver. (Website)
  Buried	9 May 1921	Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [5, 7]
  	Address: Fraser St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  	Memorial Inscription: 629489 Private Howard A. BROOKS, 47 Battn. CEF. 7th May 1921. "We will meet him bye and bye". Buried at Jones 2 Addition, Block 45, Plot 23, Lot 2.
  Notes	He was a W.W. I veteran. [8]
  Person ID	I806	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	James Henry BROOKS,   b. 4 Jun 1855, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1938, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Machon BREHAUT,   b. 22 Mar 1861, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1946, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1881	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8, 9, 10]
  	Married at the Methodist Parsonage, Montague, on the 9th, inst, by Rev. E. Bell, Mr. James H. BROOKS of Murray Harbour South, to Miss Charlotte M. BREHAUT, of the same place. [9]
  Address	1911	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  BROOKS 629489 PRIVATE HOWARD A. BROOKS 47 Battn. CEF 7th May 1921 "We will meet him bye and bye"

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975). [S61] BROOKS Family History, Doug Stobbs, (2002). [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.). [S162] Website. [S299] Burial Register: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia. [S291] Archives: British Columbia Archives. [S107] Memorial inscription. [S676] Personal communication. [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings. [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).