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Henry Tom Brooks, Chief Officer, HK Fire Brigade 1922-1937

Submitted by Suziepie on Sat, 2014-03-01 13:10

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1923

In 1922 Henry Tom Brooks was appointed to the position of Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade. His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date. <Read more ...>

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Henry Tom BROOKS [1880-1940]

Submitted by Suziepie on Thu, 2012-02-23 18:28

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

BROOKS

Given:

Henry Tom

Birth

Date:

c.1880-06-12 (Day is approximate)

Birthplace (town, state):

Highworth

Death

Date:

1940-03-06

Cause of death:

Heart Attack

In 1922 Henry Tom Brooks was appointed to the position of Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade. His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date. <Read more ...>

Birthplace (country):

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Roland Henry John BROOKS (aka Ron) [1910-1970]

Submitted by Suziepie on Tue, 2012-02-21 15:31

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

Brooks

Given:

Roland Henry John

Alias / nickname:

Ron

Birth

Date:

1910-06-09

Birthplace (town, state):

London

Death

Date:

1970-06-14

Roland Henry John Brooks (Ron), Deputy Chief Office of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, was one of the few to be awarded the King's Police and Fire Brigade Medal for gallantry. <Read more ...>