BX October 22, 1951

Veteran of Three Wars, J. Brooks Passes Away

John (Jack) Brooks, 58 Mount Pleasant Street, died Saturday in the Brantford General Hospital.  Born in Surrey, England, he enlisted as a young man with the Imperial Army and served in India, Egypt and Africa.  During the South African War served with the Hussars.

He came to Brantford in 1911 and was employed as a moulder with the Massey-Harris Co.

During the First World War he enlisted with the Dragoons and later served with the Mad Fourth Battalion.  Mr. Brooks was the wearer of the African Medal, with three bars; the Mons Star and the Service and Victory Medals.  He was a member of the Canadian Legion, St. John’s Anglican Church and Salisbury Lodge, Sons of England.

Surviving is his widow Frances Brooks.  Mr. Brooks is resting at the Beckett Funeral Home where the service will be conducted Tuesday afternoon.  Interment will be in the Soldiers’ Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX October 24, 1951

Many friends and relatives and members of the Sons of England and the 4th Battalion Association of the C.E.F. attended the funeral service Tuesday afternoon at the Beckett Funeral Home for John Brooks.  Rev. C.V. Tomkins of St. John’s Anglican Church, officiated. The beautiful floral tokens further evinced the esteem in which Mr. Brooks was held.  The pallbearers were H. May, P. Whelan, A.H. Davis and T. Anderson, all of the 4th Battalion Association and T. Newitt and T. Elsden.  Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery, where Bugler Fred Nicholas sounded the Last Post.