Grave of Private William Brooke | Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium

Private William Brooke

Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium

Grave reference: X. 11. 3.

Grave of 8186 Private William Brooke, age 23, Canadian Infantry, 2nd Battalion.

They shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

Service Number: 8186
Regiment: Canadian Infantry
Unit: 2nd Battalion
Date of death: March 13, 1917
Age at death: 23
Country of service: Canadian
Grave Condition: Partly Readable

Other:
Son of the late C. J. Brooke, K.C., and of Mary Rose Brooke (nee Cameron), of 266, Maclaren St., Ottawa. Great grand nephew of His Excellency the late Sir James Brooke, K.C.B., 1st Rajah of Sarawak.

William (Billy) Brooke was a POW who died in Cologne Prison. After the war his body was repatriated to Brussels Town Cemetery

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Grave of 8186 Private William Brooke, age 23, Canadian Infantry, 2nd Battalion.

This photograph shows the grave of Private William Brooke of the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who died on March 13, 1917 at the age of 23 and is buried in Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium.