1/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshires War Diary

The Personal Diary of Sergeant Edward Brookes Service No: 1168 of 46 Craners Road, Coventry.

Sergeant Brookes gave his life for his country.
His war diary has been transcribed by J Hewitt, Family Tree Researcher

"This Book is of little value except to owner please return to above address" - Sgt. Brookes.

1914

August 2nd
August 3rd
August 4th
August 5th
August 9th
August 16th
August 17th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd
August 24th
August 25th
August 26th
August 28th
September 15th-18th
September 25th
September 25th
October 14th
October 16th
October 16th
October 20th
November 30th

December 12th
March 22nd
March 23rd
March 24th

- Left Coventry for Rhyl Camp
- Returned to Coventry
- Mobilized
- Left for Weymouth
- Left for Swindon
- Left Swindon
- Arrived Leyton
- Left Leyton on Truck
- Dunstable
- Hitchin
- Ware
- Epping
- Brentwood
- Arrived Stock
- On Leave
- Left Stock for Chelmsford
- Arrived at Chelmsford
- Kings Review
- Left Chelmsford for Tiptree
- Arrived Tiptree
- Left Tiptree for Witham
- Left Witham for Chelsea
(Course of Instruction)
- Returned to Witham
- Left Witham for France
- Arrived Le Havre
- Left Le Havre - Rouen, St Omer,
Calais, Boulogne, Cassil.

Edward Brookes of the Royal Warwickshires

Sergt.Edward Brookes
Born 01/05/1879 Willenhall Staffordshire
Died 11/05/1915 Aged 36

Royal Warwickshires on route to Coventry Station

On Route to the Station at the start of WW1 (Warwick Row Coventry)

(The War Diary continues on the next page, where Sergeant Brookes arrives in the war zone)

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1/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshires War Diary

The Personal Diary of Sergeant Edward Brookes Service No: 1168 of 46 Craners Road, Coventry.

Sergeant Brookes gave his life for his country. His war diary has been transcribed by J Hewitt, Family Tree Researcher

1914

Sergt.Edward Brookes Born 01/05/1879 Willenhall Staffordshire Died 11/05/1915 Aged 36

On Route to the Station at the start of WW1 (Warwick Row Coventry)

Letters from the Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War - Bill Lamin

Sergeant Brookes gave his life for his country.
His war diary has been transcribed by J Hewitt, Family Tree Researcher

Sergt.Edward Brookes
Born 01/05/1879 Willenhall Staffordshire
Died 11/05/1915 Aged 36