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Emily Kate BROOKS (née FRANCIS) [1882-1960]

Submitted by Suziepie on Wed, 2012-02-22 18:20

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Female

Names

Family:

Brooks

Given:

Emily Kate

Maiden:

Francis

Birth

Date:

c.1882-06-15 (Day is approximate)

Birthplace (town, state):

Dorset

Death

Date:

1960-12-12

Cause of death:

stroke

Emily Kate Brooks, the mother of Doris MacPherson (nee Brooks), and Roland Henry John Brooks (aka Ron) was interned at Stanley camp - with both Ron and Doris. Emily was the wife of Henry Tom Brooks; in 1922 he was appointed as Superintendent of the Fire Brigade in HK with the task of modernizing the Fire Brigade. <Read more ...>