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| BROOK, Maj.-Gen. Edmund Smith, C.B. | |
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littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 56 Location : Down South.
| Subject: BROOK, Maj.-Gen. Edmund Smith, C.B. Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:33 pm | |
| BROOK, Maj.-Gen. Edmund Smith, C.B. 1900; retired; b. 7 Oct. 1845; of George H. Brook of Egerton Huddersfield; m. 1885, Lisa, d. of M. Bourke of Ileclash, Fermoy. Entered army, 1866; Captain, 1878; Lieut.Colonel. 1882; Colonel, 1886; Major- General, 1898; served Zulu War, 1889, including Ulundi (medal with clasp) ; Boer War, 1880- 1881 defended fort at Marabastadt for 92 days (despatches, Brevet Lieut.-Col.) ; commanded 2nd Brigade Tochi Field Force, India, 1897-98(medal with clasp) ; special service South Africa 1902, commanding Harrismith district until end of war (des- patches) ; later troops Cape Colony District. Address: Cape Town. Club: Junior Army and Navy. [Died 17 Apr. 1910. |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 56 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: BROOK, Maj.-Gen. Edmund Smith, C.B. Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:36 pm | |
| "He served through the Zulu War in 1879; the Boer War of 1880-1; commanded the 2nd Brigade of the Tochi Field Force in India in 1897-8, and was employed on special service during the Boer War . In 1904 General Brook succeeded Major General Miles in the command of the Cape Colony district, and acted as Administrator during the absence of Sir W Hely-Hutchinson." |
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Posts : 10909 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Brook , Maj - Gen . E.S. C.B. Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:31 am | |
| Hi all . From the Forsyth Medal roll .
94th Regt , Captain , Brook , E.S , 1879 Clasp . cheers 90th. |
| | | rai
Posts : 1085 Join date : 2009-10-16
| Subject: Re: BROOK, Maj.-Gen. Edmund Smith, C.B. Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:59 am | |
| Hi All, E S Brook died 7 April 1910 at Balhowan Ireland and is buried in Castlehyde Cemetery Fermore Ireland. Their is also a plaque to him in St Peter's Church Huddersfield. Both monuments are on the findagrave website. Rai Keynshamlighthorse. |
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