James Brookes & family

[mjay]

Thank Sandra for adding photo in gallery for Brookes family at St Johns kates hill churchyard

Family here
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=649808
I recognised the names as soon as I saw it. My husband great great grandparents
James Brookes & family grave/headstone, found at St Johns Kates Hill churchyard.
A team are clearing the Churchyard and adding photos to their Facebook page & looking for any info or family connections/stories. I have permission to share any that are found and not already on the gallery that Sandra has added.

Sandra when you get a mo could you add photo to gallery please. Do I need to email photo to you ?

Thanks

[BC Wench]

Thanks for letting us know mjay about the work that is going on at St John's Church, Kates Hill graveyard which I didn't know about. When we moved away from the Black Country the church had a chariity shop and we donated quite a few boxes of stuff that we didn't want to bring with us, but were too good to just throw away.

Hopefully there might be a gravestone of my great grandparents there. I will have to keep having a looking at the Facebook web site.

[mallosa]

Photo I have won't load to post.

Family here
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=649808
I recognised the names as soon as I saw it. My husband great great grandparents
James Brookes & family grave/headstone, found at St Johns Kates Hill churchyard.
A team are clearing the Churchyard and adding photos to their Facebook page & looking for any info or family connections/stories. I have permission to share any that are found and not already on the gallery that Sandra has added.

Sandra when you get a mo could you add photo to gallery please. Do I need to email photo to you ?

Thanks

Yes Mandy, do you have my e mail address?

[Jimmy]

Do you have this,

https://menandmemorialsofdudley.co.uk/b ... kes-arthur

Arthur Brookes came from Kates Hill, Dudley, and volunteered for the Worcesters. He went to the 9th (Service) Battalion which was sent after training to Gallipoli. They landed at Suvla Bay on the 6th August 1915 and survived the Gallipoli campaign. The Worcesters were evacuated and sent on to Mesopotamia in early 1916. The reinforcements were unable to relieve Kut and its beleaguered British troops before it capitulated. Fresh forces were built up and the decision was made to recapture Kut. The Worcesters advanced up the Tigris and mounted a strong attack on the 25th January. They suffered very heavy casualties in terrain without cover. One of those killed in action on this day was Private Arthur Brookes. He is commemorated on the Basra, Dudley and Kates Hill Memorrials.

[mjay]

Yes thanks Jimmy
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19684&p=196216&hil ... es#p196216

[mjay]

Added to bcc

BROOKES, ALFRED JAMES GOLDIE
GRO Reference: 1883 D Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 666

BROOKES, MINNIE PUGH
GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 121

BROOKES, SARAH ANN PUGH
GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 129

BROOKES, ARTHUR PUGH
GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 140

BROOKES, SIDNEY PUGH
GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 137

BROOKES, WILLIAM PUGH
GRO Reference: 1901 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 130

[mjay]

Hopefully there might be a gravestone of my great grandparents there. I will have to keep having a looking at the Facebook web site.

You're welcome BC Wench
What were your grandparents names and I too will keep a look out for you.

[Northern Lass]

Is this completed?
will move to archived unless otherwise informed