1891 Census
Name Edward C. Brooks
Address: Little London, Brill
Age: 9
Born 1882, Oakley
Occupation Scholar
Father: John Brooks, Gardener / Domestic Servant, born Oakley, Age 42 (1849)
Mother: (Sarah) Ann Brooks, born Worminghall, age 37 (1854)
Siblings: John J Brooks, Agricultural Labourer, age 14, born Oakley (1877)
Ada Brooks, Scholar, age 11, born Oakley (1880)
Arthur H Brooks, Scholar, age 10, born Oakley (1881)
Nellie Brooks, Scholar, age 7, born Oakley (1884)
Matilda C Brooks, age 5, born Oakley (1886)
William Brooks, age 3, born Oakley (1888)
Joseph H. Brooks, age 1, born Little London (1890)
1901 Census
Name Edward C. Brooks
Address: Little London, Brill
Age: 19
Born 1882, Oakley
Occupation Cattleman on Farm
Father: John Brooks, Gardener Domestic, born Oakley, Age 43 (1848)
Mother: (Sarah) Ann Brooks, Housekeeper, born Worminghall, age 37 (1854)
Siblings: Arthur W Brooks, General labourer, age 20, born Oakley (1881)
Nellie Brooks, General Servant Domestic, age 17, born Oakley (1884)
Matilda C Brooks, Housemaid, age 15, born Oakley (1886)
William Brooks, age 13, born Oakley (1888)
Joseph H. Brooks, age 11, born Brill (1890)
Albert E. Brooks, age 10, born Brill (1891)
Walter H Brooks, age 8, born Brill (1893)
1911 Census
Name Edward Charles Brooks
Address: 401 Steeple Claydon (4 room house)
Age: 30
Born Oakley, Bucks
Occupation Brickyard Labourer
Wife: Rose Brooks (30), born Brill, Bucks
Married 6 years
Children 4, 3 still living, 1 who has died
Son (1) Harold Edward Brooks (5), born Steeple Claydon
Son (2) Aubrey Charles Brooks (4), born Steeple Claydon
Daughter (1) Winifred Ann (under 12 months), born Steeple Claydon
Edward Charles Brooks
Known as: Charlie
Born: 26 March 1882, Oakley
Baptised: 4 June 1882, St Mary’s Church, Oakley
Pre-War Occupation: Brick Labourer
Height: 5 feet 4¼ inches
Weight: 136 pounds (9 stone 10 pounds)
Chest Measurement: 39 inches – chest expansion 3 inches.
Physical development: Good – patch of eczema on neck.
Died: 15 October 1958
Age at death: 76 years old
Father: John Brooks (b. 18th Oct 1847, Oakley; bapt. 6th Feb 1848, Oakley; died 8th June 1930)
Mother: (Sarah) Ann Brooks (nee Goodson) (b. 22nd Oct 1853, Worminghall; died 18th Jan 1908, Oakley)
Brothers: John J Brooks, Arthur H Brooks, William Brooks, Joseph H. Brooks, Albert E. Brooks and Walter Brooks )
Sisters: Ada Brooks, Nellie Brooks and Matilda C. Brooks
Paternal Grandfather: William Brooks (b. 1799, Oakley; d. 1871)
Paternal Grandmother: Mary Brooks (nee Tubby) (b. 1807, Yarnton, Oxfordshire; d. 21st Jan 1891)
Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Goodson (b. 1825, Worminghall; d. 2nd December 1878, Thame, Oxon)
Maternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Goodson (nee Jones) (b. 28th December 1826, Worminghall; d. Oct 1882, Thame, Oxon)
Married 1st October 1904 at Brill Church
Spouse (Susannah) Rose Taplin (Probens) (b. 1880 Brill Bucks, on 1881 census, she was 11 months and listed as adopted daughter with Probens family, d. 11th May 1955)
Children: Harold Edward (b. 18/04/1905), Aubrey Charles (b. 14/11/1906), Winifred Rose (b. 23/09/1910) and William John (b. 1/12/1914). All born in Steeple Claydon, Bucks.
Military background
BRITISH ARMY
Service number: 23810 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Service Number: 380544 Labour Corps
Pre-War Occupation: Brick Labourer
Attested: 1st December 1915 (Private)
To Army Reserve 2nd December 1915
Mobilised Oxford & Buck Light Infantry, Cowley Barracks, Oxford
Age at enlistment 34 years 8 months
Date of enlistment 9th June 1916
Address when enlisting: Steeple Claydon, Bucks
Campaigns: 9th June 1916 – Depot
13th June 1916 – 3rd Battalion
10th October 1916 – Inf. Base Depot, Rouen
10th October 1916 – 6th Battalion, in the Field
1st November 1916 – Eczema (Rouen)
16th November 1916 – To England from Rouen
28th November 1916 – Depot
28th November 2016 – 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester (109 days to 14th March 1917) – Eczema.
14 March 1917 – 3rd Battalion
11th May 1917 – Cosham Hospital, Eczema (6 days) – Usual treatment improved
16th May 1917 – Hawkaston(?) Hospital (54 days) until 6th July 1917
9th September 1917 – 55 Infantry Base
9th September 1917 – 6th Battalion, embarked Southampton
10th September 1917 – 6th Battalion, disembarked Le Havre
11th September 1917 – Joined 55th Infantry Base Depot.
14th September 1917 – Classified P.B. (Permanent Base) permanently serving at a base depot in France, or the UK, i.e. excused from front line duties.
2nd October 1917 – Transferred to Emp. Base Depot. Arrived at 52 I.B.D. (No. 8 Base)
10th October 1917 – Transferred to Labour Corps (86 Labour Unit) with effect from 10/10/1917 allocated new number: 380544
21st October 2017 – Joined, Field
20th April 1918 – Awarded 8 days Field Punishment (FP) by Officer Commanding for not complying with an order
15th – 19th October 1918 – Leave
28th December 1918 – Rejoined Company
12th February 1919 – Transferred to UK Desp Centre Group 30. (Purfleet)