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Brooks, Christopher John, son of William James Brooks, of Vauxhall, barrister-at-law, by Alice, daughter of Gilbert Wilson, of Bushey, Herts; b. May 20, 1892; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); left July 1911; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. London Regt. July 26, 1911; Lieut. March 1, 1913; Capt. Dec. 3, 1915, attached Machine Gun Corps March 22, 1916; Major Feb. 16, 1918; served in France; wounded at Leuze Wood Sept. 25, 1916; mentioned in despatches L. G. June 1916 and Aug. 2, 1919; A. R. I. B.A. 1920; asst. architect with the Great Western Rly., and with the Railway Executive, Western Region; m. Feb. 24, 1915, Margaret, daughter of R. S. Colwill, of Farnham Royal, Bucks; d. April 28, 1951.

BROOKS, GEORGE WILLIAM, son of John Brooks, St. Andrew’s, Holborn, London, and Harriet Sophia, youngest dau. of Col. Charles Egerton [check]; b. 28 Feb 1803; adm. 16 Sep 1816; left 26 Jun 1818; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 25 Jun 1821; BA 1825; MA 1857; ordained deacon 11 Mar 1827, priest 10 Jun 1827 (both Lincoln); Rector of Great Hampden and Vicar of Kimble, Bucks., Nov 1827-40; m. 28 Aug 1832 Jane Mary Shepherd.

BROOM, GEORGE; b. 15 Jun 1839; adm. 7 Oct 1853; mentioned in F. Markham’s Recollections of a Town Boy at Westminster, p. 61; [perhaps accountant, 1881 Census)]; [not in 1901 Census ?]; for many years a well-known member of the Reform Club; d. 19 Jun 1918.

BROOME, C.; b.; in school lists 1795, 1797.

BROOME, R.; b.; in school lists 1795, 1797.

BROTHERTON, SIR THOMAS WILLIAM; b. 1785; at school under Vincent (information from J. L. Shadwell); Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards, 24 Jan 1800; Lieut. and Capt., 17 Jul 1801; half-pay, 25 Dec 1802; Capt., 53rd Foot, 10 Sep 1803; Lieut. and Capt., 3rd Foot Guards, 3 Dec 1803; Capt., 6th Foot, 15 Jan 1807; 21st Light Dragoons, 25 Mar 1807; 14th Light Dragoons, 4 Jun 1807; Brevet Maj., 28 Nov 1811; Maj., 14th Light Dragoons, 26 Mar 1812; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 19 May 1814; Lieut. -Col., 12th Lancers 26 Oct 1820; half-pay, unattached 24 May 1827; 95th Foot, 15 Jun 1830; Brevet Col. and ADC to King, 22 Jul 1830; Lieut. -Col., 16th Lancers 10 Feb 1832; Maj. -Gen., 23 Nov 1841; Col., 15th Light Dragoons 18 May 1849 – Jul 1859; Lieut. -Gen., 11 Nov 1850; Col., 1st Dragoon Guards, from 17 Jul 1859; Gen., 1 Apr 1860; served in Egypt 1801, Hanover 1805, and in Peninsular War 1808-14; wounded at Salamanca and at the Neve, where he was taken prisoner; CB 3 Feb 1817; KCB 5 Jul 1855; GCB 28 Jun 1861; m. 1st, 11 Jun 1819 Louisa Anne, eldest dau. of J. Stratton, Lisnawelly [check county]; m. 2nd, 20 Nov 1865 Thomasina, dau. of Rev. Walter Hoare; d. 20 Jan 1868. DNB.

Brough, Michael David, son of Kenneth David Brough, chmn. Metal Box Co., and Frances Elizabeth, d. of Walter Ernest Llewellyn Davies MRCS LRCP DPH, gen. med. practitioner; b. 4 July 1942; adm. Jan. 1956 (A); left July 1961; Christ’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1961, BA 1964, MA 1968; MB 1969, BChir 1970, FRCS 1974; consult. plastic and reconstructive surgeon, St Andrew’s Hosp. Billericay, Queen Elizabeth Hosp. Hackney and Whipps Cross Hosp. 1980-2; Roy. Free Hosp., Univ. Coll. Hosp. and Whittington Hosp. 1982-2004; consult. plastic surgeon, St Luke’s Hosp. for the Clergy 1986, King Edward VII Hosp. 1992, Roy. Northern Hosp. 1992; pres. plastic surgery section, Roy. Soc. of Medicine 1990-1, pres. British Assn. of Plastic Surgeons 2002; founder and vice-pres., Healing Foundn. 2002-; author, many articles on plastic and reconstructive surgery; m. 8 June 1974 Geraldine Moira Sleigh MB ChB MRCP, rheumatologist Roy. Free Hosp.; d. 18 Nov. 2004.