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236088 Pte. Henry William Brooks British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers from:Kew, Surrey (d.25th November 1916) Henry Brooks was the second of four children born to Wilfred Brooks and Ellen (nee Sharp). He was born on 17th June 1894 at home at 3 Meon Road Acton the house is still there. By 1911 the family had moved to Strand-on-the-Green near Chiswick to 29 Geraldine Road again the house is still there. Coincidentally the next road to their home at this time is Brooks Road. Anyway, back to Henry. Sadly his service record did not survive the enemy bombing of the War Office which destroyed around two thirds of WW1 service records. It is fair to assume that he was conscripted under the 1916 Conscription Act sadly Henry was of the right age (over 19 and single) and he joined the 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) attached to 29 Division, 86 Infantry Brigade. Additional Information: Battalion diary for the day of his death shows that he was the only member of his battalion to die that day. They were regrouping in trenches following the Battle of The Somme which was recorded as ending a few days earlier Nigel Brooks Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**