Private 40393 Richard Brookfield
Regiment/Unit: East Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 14th of October 1918
Born: Barnsley, Yorks
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Orchard Dump Cemetery Arleux-En Gohelle - V. B. 48.
Family details:
Son of Alice Brookfield, of 86, Crawford St., Clock Face, St. Helens, Lancs, and the late Richard Brookfield.
Census details:
1901 - 1 year old Richard is living at 127 Hitherington Lane, Aspull with parents Richard (30), Alice (27) and brothers Thomas (7), Peter (4). 1911 - Sees 11 years old schoolboy Richard living at 1 Fairbrother Yard, New Springs, Wigan with parents Richard (40), Alice (38) and six siblings: Thomas (17), Peter (14), Annie Evelyn (9), Henry (7), Margaret (5), John (2).
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/BrookfieldR_ELR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Richard Brookfield at Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En Gohelle
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
