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|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
 
|Died/Killed in action=1/11/1943.
 
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|Home address=Son of Charles William Brook and Lillian Brook.  Husband of Victoria Brook, Great Barr, Birmingham.  Buried Grave 4.C.56. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
 
|Home address=Son of Charles William Brook and Lillian Brook.  Husband of Victoria Brook, Great Barr, Birmingham.  Buried Grave 4.C.56. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
 
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Personnel Entry

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Name Brook Charles William
Army number 911862
Rank Gunner
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 25 at the time of his death
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. To Emergency Cooking Course, Harrogate, 15/4/1940. Sent to LEEDS as Emergency Cook - BEF Evacuation. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment. Died as a PoW.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Probably Cook.
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action 1/11/1943.
Home address Son of Charles William Brook and Lillian Brook. Husband of Victoria Brook, Great Barr, Birmingham. Buried Grave 4.C.56. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
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