 1896 - 1944 (48 years)
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| Name |
Henry Maxwell "Maxwell" BROOKS [1] |
| Nickname |
Maxwell |
| Born |
14 Apr 1896 |
White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  [2] |
| Christened |
26 Sep 1899 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2] |
- He was baptized by Rev. Wm. L. Matthews.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Commemoration |
- He is commemorated in the Second World War Book of Remembrance, pg. 259. Henry Maxwell BROOKS is recorded on the Roll of Honour Monument, English Church Cemetery, Murray Harbour, P.E.I.
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| Military Service |
- He was a Lance Corporal in the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C. during the Second World War.
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| Died |
25 Jul 1944 |
France [5, 6] |
| Buried |
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Calvados, France [5] |
Address:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Calvados, France |
- Grave / Memorial Reference: III. A. 11.
In Memory of / Lance Corporal HENRY M. BROOKS / F/60239, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C. / who died age 48 / on 25 July 1944 / Son of Charles Y. and Harriet Isobel Brooks, of White Sands, Prince Edward Island. / Remembered with honour / BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Henry Maxwell BROOKS is recorded on the Roll of Honour Monument, English Church Cemetery, Murray Harbour, P.E.I.
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| Notes |
- (Medical):See attached sources. [5]
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| Person ID |
I930 |
Nosworthy |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2009 |
| Father |
Charles Young BROOKS, b. 24 Oct 1865, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 31 Dec 1950, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Harriet Isabel WHITE, b. 13 Mar 1869, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 7 Jun 1944, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
16 Jul 1890 |
Prince Edward Island, Canada [7, 8] |
- Charles Young BROOKS, White Sands, Lot 64 and Miss Hattie Isabella WHITE, married on 16 July 1890, by Rev. M. Campbell. Witnesses: John BISHOP and Katie CAMPBELL. [7]
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| Address |
1901 |
Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [9] |
| Address |
1911 |
White Sands, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [10] |
| Family ID |
F213 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | BROOKS
F.60239 L.CPL
H.M. BROOKS
The North Nova Scotia
Highlanders
25th July 1944 Age 48
Greater love
Hath no man than this
That a man lay down
His life for his friends.
In Memory of
LANCE CORPORAL HENRY M. BROOKS
F/60239, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
who died age 48
on 25 July 1944
Son of Charles Y. and Harriet Isobel Brooks, of White Sands, Prince Edward Island
Remembered with honour
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY |
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| Sources |
- [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings.
- [S286] Register: Murray Harbour, P.E.I., 1792-1969, United Church of Canada. Murray Harbour, Murray River Charge; Murray Harbour Circuit; Presbyterian Church in Canada., (Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island, 1977. FHL film 1630123.).
- [S162] Website.
- [S173] Cemetery Transcripts, Murray Harbour South, Cardigan Group, Young Canada Works Project, (P.E.I.G.S., 1979).
- [S28] Website: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org).
- [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
- [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
- [S61] BROOKS Family History, Doug Stobbs, (2002).
- [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).
- [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).
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