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 1872 - 1943 (~ 71 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Henderson BROOKS |
| Born |
CA 1872 |
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
CA 1943 |
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan [2] |
From The BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, October 30, 1943
DEATHS IN THE SERVICES
To many retired R.A.M.C. and I.M.S. officers who had
served in India and Burma the news of the sudden death on
Sept. 16 of Capt. T. HENDERSON BROOKS, I.M.D., will come
as a shock. In his 33 years of service in the various large
-station hospitals in India he had come to be recognized as a
very efficient organizer and administrator in hospital-,matters.
A correspondent writes: His genial, jovial personality, sincere
and humble ways, and his ever-ready willingness to help and
to advise, earned for him the respect and affection of officers
and men alike. Born in 1872 in Karachi, son of one of the
earliest settlers in the Province of Sind, he entered the military
medical service in 1894. Till 1897 he was employed on plague
duty in the Bombay Presidency, receiving the personal thanks
of the Governor for his services. In 1898 he received the
Tirah campaign medal with clasp-actually helping Piper
Findlater when the latter gained the V.C. From 1901 to 1911
he was in Burma to deal with the very severe plague epidemic
prevailing there. His elder son contracted the disease but survived.
Once again for his services he earned the commendation
of the Governor and the public. He was specially chosen
in 1912 to accompany the Hkhomptilon Expedition to the
frontiers of Burma and China. Returning to military duty in
1916, he saw service with the 19th Indian General Hospital in
Salonika. After his return to India in 1919 he became personal
assistant to the A.D.M.S. on the Raymak Expedition of
1921-2. Besides the medal he was mentioned in dispatches
and received special promotion. On retirement from military
service Capt. Brooks settled in Karachi and continued to keep
alight the reputation and skill of the family in the Province as
physicians-a reputation established by his father and handed
down to each brother in turn (for there were several brothers
as doctors) for a period of nearly a hundred years. He leaves
a widow and two sons: one is serving in the Indian Army in
the Middle East and one practising in Gloucestershire.
Transcribed by Donald Edward Brooks 2010
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| Person ID |
I5341 |
BROOKS Family History |
| Last Modified |
20 Sep 2015 |
| Father |
Edward BROOKS, b. 23 Apr 1827, Bombay, India , d. 24 Sep 1886, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (Age 59 years) |
| Mother |
Harriett Leonorah WINCHESTER, b. 15 Apr 1834, Bombay, India , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
20 Aug 1850 |
Colaba, Bombay, Maharashta, India [3, 4] |
- Witnessed by: Henry Lucas, Ann Winchester & J Carpenter.
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| Family ID |
F1663 |
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| Died - CA 1943 - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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