Elizabeth Brooks

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• Parentage: Dau Henry Brookes and Benetta nee Wright
• Baptism: 8 Apr 1849, Congregational Chapel, Chapel End, Hartshill, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth married Henry Tonks on 22 Apr 1868 in Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England. Henry (son of Joseph Tonks and Sarah Ward) was born on 12 Apr 1842 in Mancetter, Warwickshire, England; died in Oct 1896 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England; was buried on 5 Oct 1896 in Municiple Cemetery, Sheepy Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 1 Nov 1868, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Occupation: 1881; Hatter

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• Occupation: Farmers Boy (1881)
• Baptism: 7 Aug 1870, Hartshill, Warwickshire, England

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• Baptism: Jul 1872, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Residence: 1891, Quimbey's Yard, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
• Occupation: Between 1891 and 1901; Hatter
• Residence: 1901, Richmond Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Notes:

1901 Census RG13/2898 Folio 78 Richmond Road
Arthur William Tonks HD 29 Hatter Finisher b. Mancetter
Ada Tonks WF 26 b. Nuneaton
Children all born Atherstone :-
Elizabeth6
Ada5
William3
Arthur2
Also
Jessie Sister 18
Walter Brother 10

Arthur married Ada Dewis in 1893 in Nuneaton, : Registration District, England. Ada was born in 1875 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 7 Jun 1874, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

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• Baptism: 5 Mar 1876, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Occupation: 1891; Hat Box Maker

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• Birth: Sep 1878, Witherley, Leicestershire, England
• Baptism: 6 Oct 1878, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

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• Name: Emma Tonks
• Baptism: 25 Jul 1880, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

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• Baptism: 2 Nov 1882, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Occupation: 1902; Box Maker

Jessie married Joseph Wills on 31 Mar 1902 in Saint Mary's, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. Joseph (son of Arthur Wills and Maria Wilkins) was born in Jun 1880 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Harry Edward Tonks
• Occupation: Private, 1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters
• Baptism: 13 May 1888, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Miltary Service: Abt 1918; 1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.)
• Service Number: 1918; Private 60678

Notes:

In Memory of
H E TONKS
Private 60678
1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.)
who died on
Monday, 27th May 1918. Age 27.
Additional Information: Son of the late Henry and Elizabeth Tonks, of Atherstone, Warwickshire.

Commemorative Information
Cemetery: MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY, Marne, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: XI. H. 3.

Location: Marfaux is 18.5 kilometres from Reims and 16 kilometres from Epernay. Marfaux British Cemetery is about one kilometre south-east of the village along the RD386, on the north-east side of the road to Nanteuil-la-Foret and on the south-east side of the crossroad from Bois-de-Courton. The Marfaux (New Zealand) Memorial takes the forms of a panel stone erected in the shelter in Marfaux British Cemetery, and commemorates, by name, 10 casualties of the New Zealand Cyclist Battalion who fell in July 1918 and who have no known grave.

Historical Information: Marfaux was captured by the Germans in May 1918, and retaken, after severe fighting, on the 23rd July, by the 51st (Highland) and 62nd (West Riding) Divisions and the New Zealand Cyclist Battalion. The cemetery was begun after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the battlefields and from other Military Cemeteries in the Marne; and all these burials, with perhaps three exceptions, are those of soldiers who fell in the months from May to August 1918. There are over 1,000, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 300 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to eight soldiers from the United Kingdom known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials record the names of 12 soldiers from the United Kingdom, buried in other cemeteries, whose graves could not be found. Ten of the New Zealand Cyclist Battalion who fell in July 1918, whose graves could not be found, are commemorated on a memorial erected in the shelter. The cemetery covers an area of 4,162 square metres and is enclosed on three sides by a low rubble wall. The following are short particulars of the burial grounds from which British graves were moved to Marfaux British Cemetery, with the numbers of soldiers from the United Kingdom buried in each and the dates of death :- BASLIEUX MILITARY CEMETERY, a little North of the village of Baslieux-les-Fismes: 41 of 25th Div., May 1918. BOIS-D'AULNAY BRITISH CEMETERY, CHAUMUZY, S.W. of Marfaux across the Ardre: 22, mainly 51st Div., July 1918. BROUILLET GERMAN CEMETERY: 4, May-June 1918. BUSSY-LE-CHATEAU FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY, E. of the village: 3, August 1918 (and 800 French, 200 German, 10 American). CHALONS-SUR-VESLE FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY: 1, June 1918. CHAMERY MILITARY CEMETERY, S.W. of the village: 1 (and 19 French). CORMICY FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY (not the permanent MAI Son - BLEUE FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY, at the Cormicy Aguilcourt cross-roads on the main Laon-Reims road). COURVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY, in S. part of village: 22, May-June 1918 (and 250 French and 130 German). CRUGNY HOSPITAL CEMETERY, a German cemetery: 1, June 1918. CUITRON BRITISH CEMETERY, MARFAUX, in the middle of a cornfield, made by the 62nd Div. Burial Officer: 60 (mainly 8th West Yorks), July 1918. FISMES GERMAN CEMETERY (in Hospital grounds): 1, June 1918. LAGERY HOSPITAL CEMETERY, a German cemetery: 1, June 1918. LES VENTEAUX GERMAN CEMETERY, MONTIGNY-SUR-VESLE: 6, May-June 1918. MARFAUX CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, made by 59th Field Ambulance: 11, June 1918. MONTIGNY-SUR-VESLE MILITARY CEMETERY, used by French until 27th May and then by Germans: 60, May-July 1918 (and 1400 French and 1100 German). MOULIN DE L'ARDRE BRITISH CEMETERY, MARFAUX: 22 (all 51st Div.), July 1918. NANTEUIL-LA-FOSSE MILITARY CEMETERY (Marne), made by Field Ambulances: 38 (and 16 French), May-July 1918. PEVY GERMAN CEMETERY: 5, May-July 1918. POURCY BRITISH CEMETERIES No. 1 and No. 2, MARFAUX, both made by the 62nd Division: 77 and 14, July 1918. PROUILLY MILITARY CEMETERY, started by Germans and continued by French: 7 unidentified (and 500 French and 120 German). ROMAIN MILITARY CEMETERY, near the Chateau: 3, June 1918 (and 350 French and some German). St. GILLES MILITARY CEMETERY: 1, May 1918 (and 756 French and 246 German). SAPICOURT FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY, COURCELLES-SAPICOURT: 2, June 1918. SERMIERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION: 3, July 1918 (and 30 French). VAUX-VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, BOUVANCOURT: 1, buried by enemy, June 1918 (and 400 French and 60 German). VENTELAY FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY: 2 VILLE-DOMMANGE MILITARY CEMETERY: 4, June-July 1918 (and 830 French and 170 German).

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• Baptism: 13 May 1888, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England

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• Baptism: 17 May 1891, Saint Peter's, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
• Miltary Service: 1914; 10th Bn., Royal Warks Regiment
• Service Number: Between 1914 and 1916; Private 4324

Notes:

In Memory of
WALTER TONKS
Private 4324
10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died on
Sunday, 23rd July 1916.

Commemorative Information
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B

Location: The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929).

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• Baptism: 10 May 1894, Saint Mary's, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

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• Residence at marriage: 41, Coleshill Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
• Age at Marriage: 18 (S)

Lucy married George Frederick Webb on 26 Oct 1912 in Saint Mary's, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. George was born in 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miltary Service: Abt 1917; 14th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment (B Company)
• Service Number: Abt 1917; Lance Corporal 4072

Notes:

In Memory of
WILLIAM HENRY TONKS
Son of Arthur William and Ada Tonks, of Atherstone, Warwickshire.
Lance Corporal 4072 " B " Coy. 14th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
who died on Sunday, 20th May 1917. Age 20.

Commemorative Information
Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference/ Panel Number: XXV. R. 6A.

Location: Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Historical Information: During the 1914-18 war, the neighbourhood of the Cemetery became the scene of immense concentrations of British reinforcement camps and of British hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and it was accessible by railway from either the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes, and the hospitals (which included eleven General, one Stationary and four Red Cross Hospitals and a Convalescent Depot) could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. In September 1919, ten months after the Armistice, three hospitals and the Q.M.A.A.C. Convalescent Depot remained. The earliest burial in the Cemetery dates from May 1915. There are now nearly 11,000, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site and over 100 from the 1939-45 War. The cemetery covers an area of 59,049 square metres. The graves lie below three terraces, the midmost of which carries the War Stone and two pylons, and the highest is dominated by the Cross.

Joseph married Hetty Elizabeth Fretwell on 26 Dec 1919 in Saint Nicholas, Baddesley Ensor, Warwickshire, England. Hetty was born in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 7 Oct 1894, Saint Mary's, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

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• Baptism: 6 Oct 1895, Saint Mary's, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England