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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 His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date.

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 His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Chief Fire Officer
Central Fire Station
Kowloon Fire Station
Po Hing Fong landslip
Order of St John

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. 

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
Central Fire Station
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
King's Police and Fire Services Medal
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