Oliver Brooks
Lance-Sergeant, 3rd Battalion. Coldstream Guards
- Register No.
- 128 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Sergeant all Lance-Sergeants →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion. Coldstream Guards all Coldstream Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 28th October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 31st May 1889 at Paulton, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
- Died
- 25th October 1940 at Windsor, Berkshire
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Windsor cemetery and on a plaque in the Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Windsor
- Medal held by
- the Guards Regimental HQ
Digest of citation
On 8th October 1915 near Loos, France, Lance-Sergeant Brooks led a party of bombers against the enemy who had captured 200 yards of our trenches. The regaining of this lost ground was entirely due to the bravery and presence of mind of this NCO who accomplished his task in the midst of a hail of bombs from the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BROOKS, Oliver. (reg No. 128).
Lance-Sergeant 3rd Battalion. Coldstream Guards.
London Gazetted on 28th October 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Guards Regimental HQ.
Born on 31st May 1889 at Paulton, Midsomer Norton, Somerset.
Died on 25th October 1940 at Windsor, Berkshire.
Memorial at grave in Windsor cemetery and on a plaque in the Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Windsor.
Digest of Citation reads: On 8th October 1915 near Loos, France, Lance-Sergeant Brooks led a party of bombers against the enemy who had captured 200 yards of our trenches. The regaining of this lost ground was entirely due to the bravery and presence of mind of this NCO who accomplished his task in the midst of a hail of bombs from the enemy.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: grave in Windsor cemetery and on a plaque in the Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Windsor
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